Iraq postpones surplus wheat export amid water crisis

“The current plan is 50 percent less than the 2024 plan, which included planting two million dunams with wheat and barley crops, as a result of the continued poor water situation for the fifth year in a row,” Mohammed Jassim, head of crop production at the agriculture ministry, told the state-owned al-Sabah newspaper. 

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Kurdistan’s farmers harvest first pomegranate of the season

Photos by Awder Mohammed and Mohammed Atta

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Former Karkh agriculture director arrested for 'direct involvement' in Baghdad skirmish

Eyad Kadhim Ali was arrested in relation to a crowd of armed individuals storming an Agriculture Department building on Sunday, with an Iraqi interior ministry statement saying that “legal action will be taken against the accused."

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Wheat yields in Kurdistan Region promising despite low rainfall: Official

The quantity of wheat produced in the Kurdistan Region in 2025 is expected to be similar to the year prior in spite of low precipitation, according to a government official.

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Iraq cancels summer farming plan due to water crisis

Lawmaker Hassan Wariush al-Asadi told The New Region that Iraq has canceled its 2025 summer agricultural plan due to dangerously low water reserves, which have dropped to one-third of last year's levels.

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Shortcomings in Iraq’s agricultural policy, consequences on food security

Dr. Hussein Mishbak, a biotechnology and environmental sustainability expert, discusses the consequences of Iraq's agricultural policy on Dhi Qar farmers.

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Kurdistan Region says will resume export of poultry products to Iraq on Tuesday

The entry of the Region's poultry products into Iraqi provinces was blocked in late January over health concerns

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Lack of rainfall threatens wheat production in Kurdistan Region

Due to a lack of rainfall, only 60 percent of arable land has been planted with wheat in the Kurdistan Region’s Duhok province

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Morocco seeks compensation from Iraq for farmers displaced by Gulf Wars

Morocco is seeking reparations from Iraq on behalf of Moroccan farmers forced to abandon their work and property in Iraq during the Gulf Wars.

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