Iraq has achieved self -sufficiency in wheat and agricultural crops ... between optimism and skepticism

فارس الخيام - Aljazeera - 04/04
The announcement of the Iraqi Ministry of Agriculture to achieve self -sufficiency in the production of the wheat crop and the export of 13 agricultural crops, sparked different reactions in the Iraqi circles between those who considered it a great achievement and those who questioned its health.

BAGHDAD - The Iraqi Ministry of Agriculture's announcement of achieving self -sufficiency in producing the wheat crop and exporting 13 agricultural crops sparked different reactions in the Iraqi circles, where some considered it a historical achievement that reflects a remarkable improvement in the agricultural sector, while others questioned the validity of these statements, describing them as "electoral propaganda" that do not reflect the reality.

Self -sufficiency and historical surplus

The spokesman for the Iraqi Ministry of Agriculture, Muhammad al -Khuzai, announced that Iraq achieved a historic achievement in the production of the wheat crop, as it exceeded the stage of self -sufficiency and reached a surplus achievement for the first time in the country's history. Production reached 6 million and 400 thousand tons, while the need for Iraq ranges between 5 million and 5 million and 200 thousand tons, which ...
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