Sat Jul 18 2015 20:18 | (Voice of Iraq) - Baghdad
Higher Committee for the initiative agricultural decided on Saturday, the re-launch of loans in areas that have experienced stable security, pointing to the General Company for Mechanical Industries Company and the adoption of public-Numan for the processing of irrigation and sprinkler and drip systems.
Said Director of Information initiative Sarhan plight that "the Commission decided at its third meeting of the initiative, the re-launch loans initiative agriculture to the Iraqi government in areas that have experienced stable security, in addition to the allocation of funds from the contingency reserve for the purpose of water resources management and rehabilitation of irrigation channels to address water scarcity and reconstruction of irrigation facilities affected by the terrorist attacks. "
He said the plight of the "other decisions also included the Ministry of Water Resources develop design options take into account water imports of the previous years with a program that includes the ministry procedures regarding the management of water resources for the next six months, in addition to postpone the fulfillment of premiums sprinkler irrigation systems in hot areas and exempting them from fines The delay ".
He noted the plight that "has an invitation of the Standing Committee purchased the Ministries of Agriculture and Water Resources to hold a meeting to discuss the issue of allowing the cultivation of 30% of agricultural land planted with rice, on the Euphrates River Basin within irrigated plan for summer season 2015 and the announcement by the Minister resources to bear the full farm liability in the event of the crop for the current season ".
He pointed out that the plight of the "Committee called for the preparation of a study on the reasons for the reluctance of borrowers and projects implemented with a standard formula when granting the loan, according to the province and the need to direct agricultural loans initiative towards development projects, according to the specifics of each province."
And the plight that he "was also decided the General Company for Mechanical Industries adoption and company general Numan processing irrigation, sprinkler and drip and the adoption of the General Company for Trade cars and machinery / Ministry of Commerce within the processed companies Catchers and harvesting combines and coordination between the ministries of agriculture, industry and minerals on the adoption of sober materials and transportation standard in sprinkler irrigation systems processing systems and drip and tractors and harvesting combines. "
The Iraqi government launched in August of 2008, a comprehensive initiative for the advancement of agricultural reality in the country, and set a time limit duration of ten years to reach the stage of Iraq's self-sufficiency in strategic crops.
The initiative includes support farmers with seeds, fertilizers and pesticides, land reclamation and ensuring the purchase of production of strategic crops at market prices, in addition to the allocation of a variety of loan funds, including palm-based and new Development Fund, and the Fund of modern irrigation techniques, the Fund livestock, and a fund to support strategic projects, as well as Fund lending to small farmers.
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