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By John Lee. On Sunday, November 19, 2023, the Kurdistan Regional Government's Prime Minister, Masrour Barzani, officially inaugurated the Distar Factory, a cutting-edge wheat flour mill, located in Domiz, Duhok Governorate. During his speech, Prime Minister Barzani emphasised the KRG's dedication to enhancing the agricultural sector and securing food security as top priorities. He outlined […]
From the International Labour Organization (ILO): ILO's groundbreaking afforestation project in Kurdistan Region of Iraq boosts sustainable development and decent work The initiative, funded by the Government of the Netherlands under the PROSPECTS Partnership, aims to address climate challenges and create over 700 short-term jobs for local Iraqis, internally displaced persons (IDPs), and Syrian refugees. […]
By John Lee. Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani has opened the largest private poultry project in Iraq, located in Karbala. With an annual production capacity exceeding 3 billion eggs and 340,000 tons of meat, the project aims to meet local market demands. During the opening, Prime Minister Al-Sudani emphasized the project's role in achieving self-sufficiency, […]
By Bassam Yousif (Indiana State University, USA), Omar El-joumayle (Independent Scholar, Norway), and Jehan Baban (Iraqi Environment & Health Society, UK). Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Exploring the Water-Energy-Food nexus in context of conflict in Iraq Highlights We explore Water-Energy-Food (WEF) […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Ministry of Finance has initiated the payment of compensation totalling over 175 billion dinars to the Ministry of Agriculture for damages caused by floods and rains in the following provinces: Basra: 32.69 billion dinars Maysan: 7.91 billion dinars Wasit: 12.41 dinars Muthanna: 122.87 dinars The disbursement is based on Cabinet Decision […]
By John Lee. The Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has Barzani has opened what is described as the largest cardboard and packaging factory in Iraq. Masrour Barzani opened the Fabyab facility in Erbil on Tuesday, saying: "This factory plays a crucial role in bolstering our agricultural sector by providing essential packaging and […]
Iraq - Drivers of Climate Induced Displacement: Climate Vulnerability Assessment (October 2023) Climate change and environmental degradation have contributed to the displacement of at least 55,290 individuals in assessed locations in central and southern Iraq between January 2016 and October 2022. This figure represents an estimated 15 per cent of the original population that used […]
From Rudaw. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Virus kills 300,000 fish in Iraq's Daquq Fish farmers in Kirkuk have lost up to two billion dinars ($1.25 million) after a lethal virus killed an estimated 300,000 fish over the past two weeks. […]
By John Lee. The Iraqi Ministry of Water Resources has announced that it will resume 25 projects that have remained inactive for the past decade. The Ministry also disclosed the withdrawal of the Eastern Jazeera Irrigation Project from two companies with a history of delays. Khalid Shamal, the Ministry's spokesperson, informed the state-run Iraqi News […]
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, in partnership with the Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region (CRC) and the Iraqi Ministry of Agriculture, launched a desert locust management training programme to ensure a rapid and effective response to locust outbreaks. Desert locusts, known as one of the […]
By John Lee. From September 17 to 21, 2023, Veteffect, RVO and the Dutch Consulate General-agricultural team organized a Horticultural Orientation Mission to the Kurdistan region of Iraq (KRI). Because of urbanization and climate change, protected horticulture offers attractive opportunities for business, food security and jobs in KRI. According to a statement just issued from […]
By Khaled Sulaiman for the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Addressing Iraq's Environmental Challenges: Population Growth Solving Iraq's demographic crisis will require immediate and comprehensive action at both the state and individual level. Without these […]
