Baghdad reduces procurement of wheat from Kurdish farmers: Official

“We are in contact with the Iraqi trade ministry to increase the amount of wheat produced by Kurdistan farmers because the amount they have set to receive is very low,” said Nawzad Sheikh Kamil, an official from the Ministry of Trade and Industry. 

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President Barzani says attacks on Kurdish farmers in Kirkuk ‘chauvinistic’ act

Kirkuk Governor Rebwar Taha said that the soldiers who attacked the farmers have now been arrested, and an investigative committee has been formed over the incident

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Preventing Kirkuk farmers from cultivating land contradicts Iraqi constitution: KRG PMO

The escalation comes despite the recent passage of a law to return real estate properties confiscated under the previous Ba’ath regime to original owners Kurdish and Turkmen owners

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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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A farmer from Safwan sells local tomatoes

Abu Mustafa, a farmer from Safwan, embarks on a journey to Al-Shuaybah in his pickup truck, determined to sell his produce at a 100-dinar difference per kilogram. His plea to the government is simple – the establishment of a tomato processing plant. Every year, he tirelessly plants, tends to his crops for months, and hopes for a fruitful harvest, dreaming of a better future with a dedicated tomato factory.

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Anbaris leave land in search of safer pastures

Farmers and shepherds in Iraq’s western region are increasingly making hard choices due to mines, armed groups, and lack of means.

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