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Photo from Zaouia Village, Morocco
 
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The sheik's son Nasaar Laarj, 14, is standing on the edge of a micro-catchment under a tree. Since all agriculture is rain-fed, micro-catchments are dug at the base of trees to catch and hold rainwater.

by Jessica Seem
Zaouia Village, Morocco (1999)

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