Times are tough for farmers in Cyprus. Prolonged drought means that the country's reservoirs — on which Cyprus relies for water — are virtually empty. While desalination plants do make a difference, there are not enough of them on the island.

There is simply not enough water for crop irrigation, and farmers are struggling as a result. Some have reacted to the water shortages by drastically cutting the size of their crops. Others are worried that they may not have any crop at all when it comes to harvest time. 

Farmers feel that the only solution is to build more desalination plants. At the moment, desalinated water meets 60% of the country's drinking water needs, but that water is not used for irrigation. 

Although they continue to hope for rain in the short term, many are convinced that desalination is the only way forward in the long term.