Weak Economy because of the Lack of Support for the Iraqi Farms

Warning from inheriting a Weak Economy because of the Lack of Support for the Iraqi Farms

2010-01-06


BAGHDAD ... Iraq's agricultural sector is still one of the sectors targeted by the policies and procedures focused on the disposal of surplus crops, the poor quality of certain States in the Iraqi market and to an imbalance in production and labor market and infrastructure for agricultural enterprises.

In the opinion of concerned that the infrastructure of agriculture after April 2003 did not receive the attention required and expected by those responsible in particular with regard to land, water, manpower, making the sector is volatile and a decline in its share in GDP.

The agricultural sector in each country's productive base fundamentals of the economy as a large proportion of the labor force, and the survival of the Iraqi position of agriculture as they are without the development will lead to inherit a weak economy is suffering from delays in the structural imbalances and infrastructure a shambles.

The most important problems facing the sector is the problem of flooding the market by some neighboring countries for the types of crops are low, and have had a lasting on the process of agricultural and peasant Hussein himself and led him to the migration of the ground and the transition to another job to be a source of livelihood for himself and his family.

Brings together farmers and are interested in agricultural affairs privately told the independent press said Wednesday that there are obstacles delayed the arrival of national production to the level of self-sufficiency as it was in the past.

Behind, "said Mohsen / Farms left home because of the negative situations in recent years that the current situation of agriculture calls for the need for import agreements with countries that depend on the local market, where the left actually dying local agricultural problems and increase the pay of these countries to exploit the Iraqi market for the disposal of Koh of products of low scores.

He adds that the follow-up product in the market is very important to get the views of farmers and vendors and to see how the arrival of this product to the market the way and how, as a result of the lack of follow-up to her, it had a negative impact on the general situation.

For his part, Mohammed Khudair / agricultural engineer to prepare the data on agricultural production requirements represented by the feed and water, pesticides and treatments in addition to data on animal production.

He said the data would be an added value to the agricultural sector economic indicator on the participation of the agricultural sector in GDP and is done by estimating the value of agricultural production and the cost of intermediate consumption in this sector.

He adds that the invasion of agricultural products and foreign to the Iraqi market was on the rise due to weak capacity of local agricultural production.

To the Iraqi agricultural investor stressed the need to develop Straetjp to organize and assess the movement of agricultural and crop production.

He said that countries in the world bear in mind the support of the agricultural sector through several steps to prevent importation of the most important agricultural crops in certain seasons of production and harvest, for example, when seasons potato production preventing the import of potatoes from other countries.

Aigv and adds it at that, but gives States to support the local farmer through the sale of fertilizer, seeds and pesticides at a discounted price for the commercial market, which is what should be the Iraqi government should benefit from such programs and plans.

He expressed regret for the investor not to open the door is clear to investors and workers in the private sector to invest in agriculture to the absence of strategic support and non-cooperation.. Stating not to invite the Ministry of Agriculture to Iraqi investors abroad to coordinate with and overcome difficulties.

He considered the investor that Syria and Iran benefited most from the decline in local production of Iraq and was able to continue the invasion of their products from the market in recent years and so far. Warned not to pay attention to this phenomenon, their impact on the reputation of Iraq and end the era of the agricultural sector.



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