By John Lee. GroFin Mauritius has won a contract with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for "Date Palm Value Chain Financing and Enhanced Services for Building Resilient Businesses in the Southern Governorates of Iraq," - reference 10496036/UNDP-IRQ-02002. Contract value is stated as $80,200. (Source: UNGM)
From the Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC): The Iraqi Ministry of Agriculture, acting under Cabinet Resolution No. 209 of 2025, has signed a cooperation agreement with the UK-based company Date Palm Developments (D.P.D. Limited). The agreement was concluded by the Ministry's Horticulture Department. The signing took place at the Iraqi Embassy in London and coincided […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Council of Ministers authorised the Ministry of Agriculture to contract with Date Palm Developments Ltd (DPD) to supply 20,000 tissue-cultured palm seedlings as part of the National Program for Date Palm Rehabilitation and Seedling Propagation in Iraq for 2024. The council also exempted it from government contracting and budget execution regulations. […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Ministry of Agriculture has launched a series of initiatives aimed at increasing the number of high-quality date palms and enhancing date production. Dr. Hadi Hashem al-Yasiri, Director General of the Horticulture Department, announced the establishment of genetic banks to propagate large numbers of superior saplings. The initiative includes tissue culture projects […]
Through EU funded project, FAO establishing stakeholder's partnerships for Improving Date Palm and Tomato value chains in south Iraq The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Iraq (FAO), held a large consultative meeting in Al-Zubair district / Basra Governorate, with the Agriculture Directorate, Farmers Associations, Al-Zubair Tomato Producers Association, tomato and date […]
Through EU-funded project in the south, FAO Iraq is reviving the date palm value chain development The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Iraq held a follow-up technical meeting at the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) on the development of the date palm value chain in Iraq in Basrah, Missan and Thi-Qar […]
Nakhla, an Iraqi-based agri-tech social enterprise, has received a six-figure investment from Euphrates Ventures, an Iraq-focused venture fund. The investment was facilitated by the Iraqi Angel Investors Network (IAIN) and marks the first investment round completed by an Iraqi agri-tech startup. Nakhla is the Arabic name for date palm tree and has long been associated […]
From AFP. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Sweet Iraqi dates adorn tables in homes across the country, but the fruit tree and national symbol has come under threat from conflict and crippling drought. View on YouTube
By John Lee. An Iraqi Shi'ite Muslim foundation is reportedly planning to plant a total of 70,000 date palms south of Baghdad. According to Reuters, it has already planted 16,000 date trees outside Karbala [Kerbala]. The scheme is backed by a state loan of IQD 10 billion ($8.43 million). (Source: Reuters)
By John Lee. A Kuwaiti businessman is reportedly planning to grow 100,000 date palms and build a nature reserve complete with ostriches and deer in southern Badia, 150 km from the city of Basra. According to Reuters, Abdul-Aziz al-Babtain is investing $58 million in the project, which will see the palms grown over the next […]
By Simon Kent. Biologists at the University of Basra have produced lab grown date palms which they say can better endure disease and problems of salinity and climate change which have decimated a once thriving date industry. Iraq used to produce over a million tons of dates a year, until war and other adverse conditions […]
