2024-01-03T08:25:06+00:00
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/ The head of the Union of Agricultural Associations in Iraq's extractive capacity is approaching 5 million barrels per day »”>Dhi Qar, Hussein Al Rabat, revealed today, Wednesday, a “major setback” for agriculture in the governorate during the current season, expecting that the damage will exceed 50%.
Al Rabat told Agency, “There are approximately 1,000 villages and areas at the governorate level that have been struck by drought due to the water scarcity that Iraq is suffering from and the retention of rain.”
He stated that “the majority of farmers prepared for the current agricultural season, hoping for rainwater after the water scarcity that the country is experiencing, but the rains were not at the required level, as their damage rate accounted for approximately 40% so far, if the situation remains like this during the month of January.” “Agricultural damage will exceed 50%.”
Al Rabat added, “The losses of the agricultural file in Dhi Qar Governorate may exceed billions of dinars in the current season,” calling on the central authorities to develop an urgent plan to save farmers from the season of water scarcity.