Iraq
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Iraq targets 4M tonnes of wheat in 2026/27 winter agricultural plan
The strategic decision aims to maximize national staple grain yields, particularly wheat and barley, while streamlining input supply chains for farmers across the country.
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Iraq opens modernized plant genetic resources bank to strengthen food security
The bank is designed to safeguard Iraq’s local crop varieties, wild relatives, and traditional seed material, which face increasing pressures from water scarcity, salinity, heat, and changing farming systems.
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Iraq inaugurates new seed processing lines to boost wheat production
The new lines, inaugurated at a seed processing facility in the Ahleila area, have a combined capacity of 20 tonnes per hour, with each line handling up to 10 tonnes per hour.
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Iraq opens 5-tpd agricultural powder pesticide factory
The plant comprises four integrated production lines, with capacity for 5,000 litres of liquid pesticides per day alongside five tonnes per day of powder pesticides.
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Iraq expects 5M ton wheat harvest as self-sufficiency holds
Good rainfall and higher water reserves have helped Iraq stay on track for a fourth straight year without wheat imports.