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By John Lee. The Agricultural College of the University of Salahaddin has planted 5,000 trees using Groasis Waterboxx technology, as part of the 'Resilience Building Interventions to Promote Food Security in Iraq' program. The innovative Waterboxx technology acts as a protective container, ensuring seed moisture and shielding from harsh conditions. Types of trees planted include […]
Government consultations advance Iraq's Potato Sector Strategy As part of efforts to support the development of the potato sector strategy in Iraq, consultants at governorate level were held in Baghdad recently. Another consultation was held in Erbil on 9 May. These consultations constitute a milestone for drafting the potato sector's national strategy as public and […]
Kurdistan to increase agricultural exports to Europe The Kurdistan Regional Government has set a goal to find new markets for local farmers' produce, including increased exports to Europe. A local factory in the Akre district, with support from the KRG, is involved in the packaging and transportation of domestic goods, which will bear the label […]
By Jerome Radiguer, ITC-SAAVI Senior Advisor Retail Strategy. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Building Sustainable and Equitable Food Markets in Iraq through Innovative Retail-Level Interventions Tackling Market Inefficiencies to Boost the Agricultural sector and Improve Food Access The issue Iraq's […]
An Iranian official announced the resumption of activity of Iran-Iraq Joint Water Committee after a long hiatus. A recent visit that Iranian Minister of Energy Ali Akbar Mehrabian paid to neighboring Iraq resulted in the activation of a joint committee in the water sector which had been suspended for a decade, the spokesperson for Iran's […]
From the Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC): IBBC attends first conference of petrochemicals, fertilizers and mineral investment hosted by Ministry of industry and minerals. The aim of the conference was to attract investors to the field of important minerals to the Iraqi economy, such as sulphur and phosphate, as well as the raw materials that […]
Prime Minister Mr. Mohammed S. Al-Sudani, presided over a meeting to discuss the "Comprehensive Vision for the Development of the Agricultural Sector." The meeting was attended by the Higher Committee for Agricultural Development in Iraq, which includes the Prime Minister's Advisory Board and representatives from the Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Water Resources, Ministry of […]
In coordination with the Iraqi Ministry of Water Resources, the Kurdistan Region will construct three new strategic dams to capture one billion cubic meters of water. Within the framework of the Kurdistan Regional Government's strategic plan to fight drought, three dams named "Dalga", "Mandawa", and "Bakrman" will be constructed in the Erbil, Duhok and Raparin […]
Water levels in Kurdistan's reservoirs increase following heavy rains Reservoirs across the Kurdistan Region saw a huge increase in water levels following recent heavy rainfall. Dewana Dam in Garmian was completed in 2022 and filled to capacity in 2023, overflowing during the last month. The dam's director told the KRG Department of Media and Information […]
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Iraq and Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (DFATD) signed an agreement for a project to protect Iraq's southern Marshlands earlier this month, with a CAD 5 million (approximately US$ 3.7 million) contribution to increase biodiversity protection and people resilience in face of climate change. The […]
UNIDO and Government of Japan collaborate on Sustainable Development of the Food Industry in Iraq The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the Government of Japan are proud to announce their collaboration on the "Emergency livelihood support to mitigate the food insecurity crisis among vulnerable people in Iraq" project. This project is part of […]
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and Partners Continue to Boost Agricultural Livelihoods in Nineveh FAO representative in Iraq, Dr Salah El Hajj Hassan led a mission to several sites in Nineveh to follow up on the implementation of FAO-EU funded project, "Support to agricultural livelihoods of rural and peri-urban returnees and communities in Nineveh […]
