Agricultural Deviloping in KRG

1. SherwanJalilAhmed
M.Sc. In Agricultural Economics

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Introducti
on:
While the need for food increased by %5
And In Kurdistan Region has Food Gap
The food gap:
what is produced by self-State and what you need from
food commodities to satisfy the needs of the people of
the consumption of food commodities, which are
secured to import from abroad

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Food Gap in Kurdistan Region (2012)
Type of Product Ratio of food gap
Wheat 24.67
Barley 11.71
Rice 97.38
Tomato 53.96
Potato 40.30
Legumes 70.62
Fruits 68.23
Vegetables 54.27
Red Meat 61.27
White Meat 29.18
Fish 54.47

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The causes of the food gap in the Kurdistan region:
1.Demographic and political causes (Population &
Migration)

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2. Natural causes

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3. Abnormal causes

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4 Financial causes
(1.62 %) in Budget of Kurdistan Region

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First: The role of agricultural development in the
development of food products:
1.Rural development and Treat the rural poverty.
The Treatment & Reform of the food gap in the Kurdistan region:

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2. Investments & allocate big part of Budget to invest in the
agricultural sector and food.
3. More efficient use of water resources and developing it.

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4. Use of modern technologies in agriculture Production.
5. Developing of transportation in rural areas.

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6. Agricultural pest control.
7. Livestock Development.

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8. Increased governments Subsidy & loans for food products.

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Second: The role of agricultural development to fill
the food gap in the Kurdistan region:
1.The development of local food and agricultural
products.
2.Food import substitution policy.

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3. The development of the food industry.
4. Storage & inventory developing .

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1.Marketing of food products.

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1.‫غير‬ ‫سسجل ت‬ ،‫التخطيسط‬ ‫وحدة‬ ،‫العراق‬ ‫كردسستان‬ ‫اقليسم‬ ‫حكومسة‬ – ‫الزراعسة‬ ‫وزراعسة‬
.‫منشورة‬
2.‫كردستان‬ ‫اقليسم‬ ‫حكومسة‬ ،‫والري‬ ‫الزراعسة‬ ‫وزراعسة‬ ،‫البشريسة‬ ‫والتنميسة‬ ‫الحصساء‬ ‫مديريسة‬
.‫منشورة‬ ‫غير‬ ‫سجل ت‬ ،‫العراق‬
3.‫كردستان‬ ‫اقليسم‬ ‫فسي‬ ‫الغذائسي‬ ‫المسن‬ ‫تحقيسق‬ ‫فسي‬ ‫الحبوب‬ ‫دور‬ ،‫محمسد‬ ‫سساكار‬ ،‫حسسن‬
‫جامعة‬ ، ‫الداب‬ ‫كليسة‬ ،‫منشورة‬ ‫غيسر‬ ‫ماجسستير‬ ‫رسسالة‬ ،"‫جغرافيسة‬ ‫"دراسسة‬ ‫العراق‬
،‫العراق‬ ،‫السليمانية‬ ،‫السليمانية‬2007.
4..‫رسمية‬ ‫غير‬ ‫سجل ت‬ ،‫العراق‬ ‫كردستان‬ ‫اقليم‬ ‫حكومة‬ ،‫التخطيط‬ ‫وزارة‬ ،‫الحصاء‬ ‫وحدة‬
1. FAO Coordination Office For Northern Iraq, Annual Statistical bulletin,
Agricultural statistics Unit, Erbil, Iraq, 2004.
2. The ministry of agricultural and water resources, The Road Map For
Achieving Food and Water Sufficiency and Security in the Region of
Kurdistan-Iraq, Erbil, Iraq, 2012.
3. The ministry of agricultural and water resources, Baseline Survey Report,
Erbil, Iraq, 2014.
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