Iraqi Agriculture: achieving self-sufficiency from seeds of higher ranks, with a production of 450,000 tons

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Iraqi Agriculture: achieving self-sufficiency from seeds of higher ranks, with a production of 450,000 tons

The Iraqi Minister of Agriculture, Muhammad Karim Al-Khafaji, chairs an expanded meeting of the National Council of Seeds and Producers

 01 Sep 2020 12:31 PM

Mubasher: The Iraqi Minister of Agriculture, Muhammad Karim Al-Khafaji, chaired an expanded meeting of the National Council for Seeds and Producers, and the presence of the advisor to the ministry, Mahdi Damad Al-Qaisi, and members of the Council, as well as a number of seed producers, in order to discuss the quantities produced from local seeds, announcing the production of more than 450 thousand tons From seed.

In a statement to the ministry, the minister stressed the need to follow modern methods and techniques in the field of developing the agricultural sector, including what is related to the mechanism that the farmer performs in this regard in terms of preparing land, leveling, plowing, selecting good seeds as well as the type of pesticide used, as well as the amount of seeds needed. Farmer.

Al-Khafaji added that the ministry was self-sufficient with the seeds of higher ranks, which came as a result of the ministry’s support and the efforts of researchers and seed producers, indicating that it did not need to withdraw samples from the Ministry of Trade’s silos in order to use them as seeds as it was in previous years. For having self-sufficiency of seeds for this year.

The minister pointed out that the quantities produced from the seeds of higher ranks approached 450 thousand tons, with consignments remaining not received, and in order to accommodate them and give an opportunity to receive them, the Council unanimously agreed to set a period of 10 days except for collection and official holidays in order to receive them, most of which are of the certified rank.

The attendees voted to prepare seed purification laboratories and provide the requirements for their success, such as purification and fumigation, as well as their maintenance and rehabilitation so that they are ready and according to the technical specifications in the season.

Al-Khafaji called on the Ministry of Finance to release the dues to farmers, especially higher-ranking seed producers, before the next farming season. In order to continue to increase agricultural production in quantity and quality.

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