The Ministry of Agriculture announced on Tuesday that it has succeeded in increasing locally produced rice production by more than 135 percent over the previous year. The country's wheat production is expected to rise compared to last year.
"The quantities of rice produced in the country during the last season reached 104 thousand tons, while the quantities did not exceed the quantities of rice produced in the country last season," said Hamid Nayef, a spokesman for the ministry. Produced during the previous season only 49 thousand tons. "
He pointed out that "the ministry seeks through the unlimited support it provides to farmers and farmers in Baghdad and the provinces of the country to develop the sector, both vegetative and animal, by urging them to cultivate their land in various crops, especially strategic ones, such as wheat, barley, rice and maize, Food basket for citizens, in addition to providing feed to animal breeders in the country. "
Al-Nayef stressed that "the ministry is keen to develop the agricultural sector and deliver the country to self-sufficiency of all crops, especially the strategy and not to import because of the advantage of locally produced crops of high quality and taste distinctive, in addition to the availability of this process of difficult currency for the country, and Encouraging farmers to provide employment opportunities for the unemployed and ensure that this segment is not directed to compete with other craftsmen in their field of work. "
He revealed that "the preliminary forecasts obtained by the Ministry and through visits and follow-up field of the areas planted with wheat crop for the current year, promising great good and a significant increase in the quantities produced compared to last year," noting that "the areas planted with the crop estimated more than three million acres , In addition to the other cultivated areas in the northern provinces, such as Nineveh and Kirkuk, which depend on agriculture (demya) according to the rates of rainfall on those areas during the winter.
He noted that the media spokesman in the ministry, "The areas to be planted during the next summer agricultural season will be determined and announced after the meeting, which will be held by the Joint Ministerial Committee between the Ministries of Agriculture and Irrigation on the tenth of April next, during which will identify the water quotas that will be Insurance by the Ministry of Irrigation depending on the level of water in rivers and strategic reservoirs of the country, including.
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"The quantities of rice produced in the country during the last season reached 104 thousand tons, while the quantities did not exceed the quantities of rice produced in the country last season," said Hamid Nayef, a spokesman for the ministry. Produced during the previous season only 49 thousand tons. "
He pointed out that "the ministry seeks through the unlimited support it provides to farmers and farmers in Baghdad and the provinces of the country to develop the sector, both vegetative and animal, by urging them to cultivate their land in various crops, especially strategic ones, such as wheat, barley, rice and maize, Food basket for citizens, in addition to providing feed to animal breeders in the country. "
Al-Nayef stressed that "the ministry is keen to develop the agricultural sector and deliver the country to self-sufficiency of all crops, especially the strategy and not to import because of the advantage of locally produced crops of high quality and taste distinctive, in addition to the availability of this process of difficult currency for the country, and Encouraging farmers to provide employment opportunities for the unemployed and ensure that this segment is not directed to compete with other craftsmen in their field of work. "
He revealed that "the preliminary forecasts obtained by the Ministry and through visits and follow-up field of the areas planted with wheat crop for the current year, promising great good and a significant increase in the quantities produced compared to last year," noting that "the areas planted with the crop estimated more than three million acres , In addition to the other cultivated areas in the northern provinces, such as Nineveh and Kirkuk, which depend on agriculture (demya) according to the rates of rainfall on those areas during the winter.
He noted that the media spokesman in the ministry, "The areas to be planted during the next summer agricultural season will be determined and announced after the meeting, which will be held by the Joint Ministerial Committee between the Ministries of Agriculture and Irrigation on the tenth of April next, during which will identify the water quotas that will be Insurance by the Ministry of Irrigation depending on the level of water in rivers and strategic reservoirs of the country, including.
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