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Advertising Feature The 5th International Exhibition for Agriculture, Food, Food Processing and Packaging, Iraq Agro-Food 2012, is the ideal platform for the suppliers of Iraq’s main agricultural and nutritional needs. Organized by International Fairs & Promotions (IFP) Iraq, under the auspices of the Iraqi Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources […]
By Abdul-Khaleq Dosky. This article was originally published by Niqash. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Almost 30 years ago they were forced from their land so Turkish military could freely hunt rebels across the border. Now the Kurdish villagers, who have […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Ministry of Environment has approved thirty projects in services, industrial and agricultural fields in Wasit province. Its official spokesperson and the director of environmental information, Amer Ali Hasson, said the projects included seven services projects and 13 industrial projects, in addition to ten agricultural projects. (Source: AIN) (Picture: Iraqi Environment Minister, […]
The Iraqi Ministry for Trade has made no purchase in a tender for at least 50,000 tonnes of wheat, according to a report from Reuters. The tender for wheat of any origin had closed on 1st October, with offers having to stay valid until 5th October. A source at the trade ministry gave no reason […]
Advertising Feature The 5th International Exhibition for Agriculture, Food, Food Processing and Packaging, Iraq Agro-Food 2012, is the ideal platform for the suppliers of Iraq’s main agricultural and nutritional needs. Organized by International Fairs & Promotions (IFP) Iraq, under the auspices of the Iraqi Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources […]
By Waheed Ghanim. This article was originally published by Niqash. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Basra’s farmers say the oil industry is “occupying” their land – and that the one thing the Iraqi government is forgetting in its race to get […]
By Mohammed Hamid al-Sawaf. This article was originally published by Niqash. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. This week, the annual grape exhibition opened in Dohuk, a state famed throughout Iraq for its grape growing prowess. NIQASH’s Abdul Khaliq Dosky went to […]
Despite increasingly strong links between Iraq and Iran, a disagreement has broken out at ministerial level about Iran's use of water from the Wand River [Wind, Alwand, Hulwan]. According to a report from NINA, Iraq's Trade Minister, Khairallah Babekir [Khayri-allah Babakir, Khairallah Hassan Babiker], has said that he will not sign trade agreement with Iran, […]
By John Lee. Iraq's wheat crop is the biggest for 30 years, according to Amer Abdulaziz, Director General of Iraq Grain Board. Despite 'discouraging weather conditions' Iraqi farmers have shipped 1.9 million tons of wheat to government silos, reports Azzaman. Bloomberg quotes planning ministry spokesman Abdul Zahra al-Hindawi as saying that Iraq’s wheat output rose 7 […]
By John Lee. The Iraqi Agriculture Ministry said on Tuesday that it has lent 1.7 trillion Iraqi dinars ($1.4 billion) to farmers since 2008. Iraq is working to reach self-sufficiency in agricultural crops by 2018 after the implementation of an agricultural initiative that began in 2008 to improve the agricultural situation in the country after […]
By John Lee. Professor Serwan Baban, the Kurdistan Regional Government's Minister of Agriculture and Water Resources, this week in London met Lord Green, Minister of State for Trade and Investment with officials from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. He also met other government officials in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and thanked them for […]
By John Lee. The former managing director of Australian wheat exporter AWB has been fined 100,000 Australian dollars ($106,000) and banned from being a company director for two years for his role in paying kickbacks to Iraq's former dictatorship under the discredited UN oil-for-food program. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, the breaches related to […]
