Central Asian Farmers Face Drastic, Growing Water Shortages

Farmers in three Central Asian countries who rely on the Ferghana Valley watershed have been forced to cut irrigation to a minimum and many have abandoned thirsty crops as they struggle to keep fruit trees alive. Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan all count on the same threatened water source for agriculture and their economies. They are now forced to compete and adapt to the chronic water shortages.