Project launched to promote inclusive economic growth and job creation in Iraq A ceremony was held to formally launch the 'Strengthening the agriculture and agri-food value chain and improving trade policy' (SAAVI) project. The five-year project worth EUR 22.5 million is funded by the European Union and is being implemented by the International Trade Centre […]
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Tags: Agriculture, European Union (EU), featured, food, International Trade Center (ITC), Strengthening the Agriculture and Agri-food Value Chain and Improving trade policy in Iraq (SAAVI), United Nations (UN)
Half of Families in Drought-Affected Iraq need Assistance
One in two families in drought-affected Iraq need food assistance The scale of suffering inflicted by drought on Iraq's populations this year is laid bare in new research by the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC). It shows that one in two families in drought-affected regions require food assistance because of drought, while one in five do […]
Tags: drought, featured, Hawija, Hawijah, Irrigation, mn, Mosul, Norway, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), water management
WFP and Partners revive Olive Production in Iraq
WFP and partners revive olive production in Iraq The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and partners have inaugurated a new olive press machine as part of economic regeneration efforts for the local community in Bashiqa, Iraq. WFP, the Governor's office, Mayor's office, the Bashiqa Olive Association and Samaritan's Purse's aim is to bring this […]
Iraqi to borrow $76m for Great Samawa Water Project
By Editor on 13th December 2021 in Agriculture, Investment, Iraq Banking & Finance News, Iraq Industry & Trade News, Politics
By John Lee. The Iraqi Cabinet (pictured) has authorised the Minister of Finance to borrow $76 million from the state-owned Trade Bank of Iraq (TBI) to finance the Great Samawa Water Project. (Source: General Secretariat for the Council of Ministers)
Chaldean Archbishop, FAO support Returnees in Nineveh Plains
Chaldean Catholic Archbishop teams up with FAO to support returnees dependent on agricultural livelihoods in the Nineveh Plains A FAO Iraq delegation visited the Chaldean Catholic Cleric and current Archbishop of Erbil, His Eminence Bashar Matti Warda, headed by Dr. Salah El Hajj Hassan, FAO Representative in Iraq, together with a number of female farmers […]
UN calls for Support to help Iraq adapt to Climate Change
As Iraq becomes a Party to the Paris Agreement, the United Nations in Iraq is calling for solidarity with and support to people in Iraq in their efforts to confront climate change. Traditionally known as "the land between two rivers" or Mesopotamia, lush and fertile, Iraq is increasingly experiencing extreme climate events, compounding environmental fragility […]
Tags: climate change, COP26, environment, featured, UN Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations (UN)
Supporting Young Engineers in Improving Iraqi Environment
ILO and UNICEF joint initiative supports young engineers to play a key role in promoting Green Works in Iraq With the support of the Government of the Netherlands, the ILO and UNICEF are working together to build the capacities of selected youth to engage in Employment Intensive Investment Programme (EIIP) interventions aimed at improving the local environment […]
Tags: Employment Intensive Investment Programme (EIIP), featured, International Labour Organization (ILO), Irrigation, Netherlands, UNICEF, United Nations (UN)
Fertilizer Price affecting Kurdistan Wheat Production
From Rudaw. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Fertilizer price hikes affecting Kurdistan Region wheat production: farmers An increase in fertilizer prices has affected wheat production in the Kurdistan Region, farmers told Rudaw on Wednesday. This comes a month after the government […]
Drought forces Iraqi Farmers to Leave their Land
A report from AFP says that, this year, Nineveh province has been Iraq's "most affected" by drought and exceptionally high temperatures. More here. (Source: AFP)
Dairy Industry Empowers Women in Nineveh
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Restores Hope to Rural Women in the Traditional Dairy Processing in Nineveh Governorate As part of its efforts to develop and diversify livelihoods, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is working to empower rural women and restore hope to returnees through […]
Tags: dairy, European Union (EU), featured, iraqi women, Nineveh, United Nations (UN), United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization
Kurdistan to Export Chicken to Central and Southern Iraq
By John Lee. Erbil and Baghdad have reportedly reached a deal valued at 10 billion Iraqi dinars ($6.8 million) to sell chicken from Iraqi Kurdistan's Akre district to central and southern Iraq. More here. (Source: Kurdistan 24)
Erbil's first Agricultural Fair Opens
Prime Minister Masrour Barzani on Wednesday launched Erbil's first-ever agriculture fair, for farming and animal products. The fair is supervised by the Iraqi ministry of agriculture and the Kurdistan Region ministry of agriculture and water resources. PM Barzani said the fair is an important step towards developing Iraq's agriculture. "This fair will be a starting […]