Baghdad – IA – Muhammad Al-Talbi
At this time, Thursday, the Minister of Agriculture, Muhammad Karim Al-Khafaji, recognized the nations that eat probably the most native crops, whereas noting that Iraq has achieved self-sufficiency in 5 crops.
Al-Khafaji instructed the (INA): “Iraq took management of the ports by a charge of as much as greater than 80% after the directives of Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi and the formation of a committee headed by Nationwide Safety and Financial Crime and representatives of the agricultural associations and the Directorate of Agriculture,” indicating that “he’ll conduct a go to to the Kurdistan area.” To barter management over present casual retailers in Kurdistan.
Al-Khafaji added, “Iraq has achieved self-sufficiency in wheat, barley, tomatoes, cucumbers, and eggplant, along with progress within the discipline of poultry, eggs, and meat,” noting that “self-sufficiency in crops is achieved with the assist of the Ministries of Agriculture and Finance and Port Management.”
He continued, “The Corona pandemic was the most definitely for self-sufficiency,” explaining that “the crops that had been exported to nations had been tomatoes and eggplant.”
He harassed that “dates ranked first by way of export, as we exported greater than 600 thousand tons, along with there being an incredible demand for the potato crop.”
Al-Khafaji said that “the Gulf nations are the preferred and consuming markets for Iraqi tomatoes and eggplants,” declaring that “the Gulf market is the closest to Iraqi crops.”