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By Layth Mahdi, Agricultural Advisor. The opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. On-farm demonstration trials are used to teach farmers to improve their agricultural practices and increase yield. It serves as one of the most valuable extension education program to help farmers to […]
Kurdistan's Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources has announced a ban on importation of certain fruits and vegetables from next month, according to AKnews. The Marketing Director at the ministry, Nouri Ismael, said that this comes as a result of the region achieving self-sufficiency in these agricultural products. Peppers will be banned permanently, while cucumbers, […]
By Layth Mahdi, Agricultural Advisor. The opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraqi people are like a camel eating grass and carrying gold! Despite the huge oil budget (more than $100 billion/year), poverty and unemployment are the major issues facing the Government of […]
1. Publication reference MOA - Italian Loan- Contract No.MT/O/12/2011 Lot No.1 (120) Generating Sets, Lot No.2 (250) Motor Pumps(150)M3/h, Lot No.3 (100) Motor Pumps(225)M3/h. 2. Procedure Restricted to Italian Legal Persons 3. Programme Soft Loan for agriculture and irrigation sector in Iraq 4. Financing Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Italy - DGCS […]
1. Publication refereuce MOA - Italian Loan- Contract No.MT/B/20111(50) Rotary Tiller. 2. Procedure Restricted to Italian Legal Persons 3. Programme Soft Loan for agriculture and irrigation sector in Iraq 4. Financing Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Italy - DOCS 5. Contracting authority Iraqi Ministry of Agriculture I State Company for Agricultural Supplies. […]
1. Publication reference MOA - Italian Loan- Contract No.MTI 1/1112011 (120) Agricultural Submersible Pumps. 2. Procedure Restricted to Italian Legal Persons 3. Programme Soft Loan for agriculture and irrigation sector in Iraq 4. Financing Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Italy - DGCS 5. Contracting anthority Iraqi Ministry of Agriculture I State Company […]
مشاكل الزراعة في العراق.... متى تنتهي؟ (ملاحظات في بناء إستراتيجية ناجحة للنهوض بواقع القطاع الزراعي) د. سمير حسن ليلو خبير- باحث علمي e- mail: [email protected] 28-12-2011 منذ تأسيس الدولة العراقية الحديثة عام (1921) والحكومات المتعاقبة تضع في أولوياتها تطوير القطاع الزراعي أنطاقاً من إدراكها لأهمية هذا القطاع في النهوض بالاقتصاد المستدام وتقدم البلاد، لكن لم […]
The fourth agro-food trade fair will open in Erbil next week with 350 companies from 21 countries coming to put their products on show. Aziz Ibrahim, director of trade in the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG)'s Ministry of Trade and Industry, told a news conference in Erbil on Thursday that there were new companies among the […]
Iraqi Ministry of Agriculture has completed a plan to make 10 million donums of agricultural land, equal to approximately 25,000 square kilometers, available for private investment. According to the report from AKnews, the land will be available in all Iraqi provinces, and represents about 5.7 percent of Iraq's total area. "The ministry is following high-level […]
By Layth Mahdi, Agricultural Advisor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq is divided into two Main Climate Zones. A dry rain-fed zone (300 – 350 mm/year) in the north and a dry to semi-dry (100 – 200 mm/year) in the central-south […]
By Layth Mahdi, Agricultural Advisor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The Iraqi agriculture production and productivity has been on a linear decline since 2003. Despite this, it remains the second-largest contributor to Iraqi GDP after oil revenues. It has the potential […]
By Ronald P Verdonk, Agricultural Counselor at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad. Continuing with the theme of my last blog, I want to address other areas that the Iraqi public sector can tackle so that Iraqi agriculture can be more productive. In this day and age, a critical component of public policy decision-making is data […]
