Kurdish Iraqi farmer Azad Mohamad checks his mobile phone to reply to his followers on social media in his farm near the city of Halabja, in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, where he shares tricks on growing fruit and vegetables. The moustachioed 50-year-old with almost half a million Facebook followers posts weekly videos on topics such as protecting fruit trees, dealing with insects and helping people get more from their farms and gardens. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES