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Babylon calls for the application of new agricultural programs and proposes the formation of a supreme council and to increase allocations
10/3/2015
Called for the cultivation of the province of Babylon Directorate, on Saturday, for the introduction of new national programs similar to that of wheat, which was a great success to support the national economy, while the provincial council appealed to the government and the United Nations is called upon to intervene with neighboring countries to ensure Iraq's share of water, proposed the formation of a higher council for the agricultural sector and increasing agricultural initiative to maintain the allocations, and the protection of the national product.
He said the cultivation of Babylon director Alaa Abdul-Mahdi, in an interview to the (long-Presse), that it was necessary "application of special maize, dates, fish, poultry, fruits and vegetables to the presence of suitable environment and national programs, especially after the success of the national program for the development of the wheat," noting that those "national programs can to contribute to increasing agricultural production and supporting the national economy. "
He said Abdul-Mahdi, that "the province of Babylon agricultural identity, especially that more than 54% of its population profession is the profession", pointing out that "Babylon is the first in corn, dates, poultry, fish requires of federal and local governments pay more attention to agriculture in the province produce."
He explained the cultivation of Babylon director, that "the national program for the development of the cultivation of wheat in Iraq, launched by the Ministry of Agriculture in Babylon in 2012, contributed to an increase dunum of crop productivity from 300 kg to more than one ton, as well as increased acreage," attributing the cause to " the use of the seeds of higher ranks and chemical fertilizers as well as educate the peasants and farmers. "
He stressed Abdul-Mahdi, that "Babylon marketed this year, more than 260 thousand tons of wheat to the Ministry of Commerce, except for the marketer to the private sector, making it self-sufficient in this strategic crop," revealing "the existence of more than 35 of the owners of the certificates A'eat in the Directorate are putting plans agricultural province to benefit from international experiences and expertise. "
He complained cultivation Babylon director, of "allocated to the agricultural sector, the scarcity of water in the province are much impact on production," he continued that "the province has not developed a plan or agricultural water because of the scarcity of the Euphrates River."
For her part, President of the Agricultural Committee in the province of Babylon, Suhaila Abbas, in an interview to the (long-Presse), "The water releases in the Shatt al-Hilla, fell from 330 to 75 cubic meters per second, as much impact on the agricultural situation in the governorate."
And he assured Abbas that "the peasants and farmers are now obliged to adopt modern methods of irrigation, spray systems or dotting", calling on the federal government, to "the United Nations is called upon to intervene immediately with the neighboring countries that feed Iraq's water to ensure water share fair".
She suggested President of the Agricultural Committee in the province of Babylon, "the Board or a higher committee concerned with the agricultural sector in Iraq is working to draw for the development of the sector and address the problems policy", stressing the importance of "increasing agricultural initiative for the province to develop their production allocations, as well as the need for national protection product and the imposition of fees Kmarkip the importer. "
She Abbas, that "the establishment of large agricultural projects by investing is the perfect solution to increase production and the development of the agricultural process as applied in most countries of the world," calling also for "the establishment of an integrated farming villages staffed by agronomists and vets employment specialist for the advancement of agricultural reality."
It is noteworthy that the majority of the territory of the province of Babylon, based in the city of Hilla, (100 km south of Baghdad), agricultural produces wheat, corn, barley, dates, fruits and vegetables, punctuated by hundreds of rivers and streams, but because of the water shortage in Iraq and lower levels of the Shatt al-Hilla, the lowest level over the past years, It saw a decline in this sector.
The Ministry of Agriculture, confirmed, (the thirtieth of September 2015), that the next winter season plan that includes planting 70 percent of the total available space, indicating that it intends to increase the yield per unit area for wheat and barley crops, and to compensate the scarcity of water, using the seeds of resistance to salinity, drought and with high productivity, as well as modern irrigation technique
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10/3/2015
Called for the cultivation of the province of Babylon Directorate, on Saturday, for the introduction of new national programs similar to that of wheat, which was a great success to support the national economy, while the provincial council appealed to the government and the United Nations is called upon to intervene with neighboring countries to ensure Iraq's share of water, proposed the formation of a higher council for the agricultural sector and increasing agricultural initiative to maintain the allocations, and the protection of the national product.
He said the cultivation of Babylon director Alaa Abdul-Mahdi, in an interview to the (long-Presse), that it was necessary "application of special maize, dates, fish, poultry, fruits and vegetables to the presence of suitable environment and national programs, especially after the success of the national program for the development of the wheat," noting that those "national programs can to contribute to increasing agricultural production and supporting the national economy. "
He said Abdul-Mahdi, that "the province of Babylon agricultural identity, especially that more than 54% of its population profession is the profession", pointing out that "Babylon is the first in corn, dates, poultry, fish requires of federal and local governments pay more attention to agriculture in the province produce."
He explained the cultivation of Babylon director, that "the national program for the development of the cultivation of wheat in Iraq, launched by the Ministry of Agriculture in Babylon in 2012, contributed to an increase dunum of crop productivity from 300 kg to more than one ton, as well as increased acreage," attributing the cause to " the use of the seeds of higher ranks and chemical fertilizers as well as educate the peasants and farmers. "
He stressed Abdul-Mahdi, that "Babylon marketed this year, more than 260 thousand tons of wheat to the Ministry of Commerce, except for the marketer to the private sector, making it self-sufficient in this strategic crop," revealing "the existence of more than 35 of the owners of the certificates A'eat in the Directorate are putting plans agricultural province to benefit from international experiences and expertise. "
He complained cultivation Babylon director, of "allocated to the agricultural sector, the scarcity of water in the province are much impact on production," he continued that "the province has not developed a plan or agricultural water because of the scarcity of the Euphrates River."
For her part, President of the Agricultural Committee in the province of Babylon, Suhaila Abbas, in an interview to the (long-Presse), "The water releases in the Shatt al-Hilla, fell from 330 to 75 cubic meters per second, as much impact on the agricultural situation in the governorate."
And he assured Abbas that "the peasants and farmers are now obliged to adopt modern methods of irrigation, spray systems or dotting", calling on the federal government, to "the United Nations is called upon to intervene immediately with the neighboring countries that feed Iraq's water to ensure water share fair".
She suggested President of the Agricultural Committee in the province of Babylon, "the Board or a higher committee concerned with the agricultural sector in Iraq is working to draw for the development of the sector and address the problems policy", stressing the importance of "increasing agricultural initiative for the province to develop their production allocations, as well as the need for national protection product and the imposition of fees Kmarkip the importer. "
She Abbas, that "the establishment of large agricultural projects by investing is the perfect solution to increase production and the development of the agricultural process as applied in most countries of the world," calling also for "the establishment of an integrated farming villages staffed by agronomists and vets employment specialist for the advancement of agricultural reality."
It is noteworthy that the majority of the territory of the province of Babylon, based in the city of Hilla, (100 km south of Baghdad), agricultural produces wheat, corn, barley, dates, fruits and vegetables, punctuated by hundreds of rivers and streams, but because of the water shortage in Iraq and lower levels of the Shatt al-Hilla, the lowest level over the past years, It saw a decline in this sector.
The Ministry of Agriculture, confirmed, (the thirtieth of September 2015), that the next winter season plan that includes planting 70 percent of the total available space, indicating that it intends to increase the yield per unit area for wheat and barley crops, and to compensate the scarcity of water, using the seeds of resistance to salinity, drought and with high productivity, as well as modern irrigation technique
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