Iraq exports 1.5 million tons of agricultural products in 2024
In a statement to the state-run news agency (INA), the Undersecretary of the Agricultural Ministry, Mahdi Al-Jubouri, explained that the ministry is employing advanced agricultural technologies to address challenges related to drought, climate change, and water scarcity.
The Iraqi official stated that the ministry has been pushing farmers to use climate-smart agriculture that is suitable with environmental circumstances. This was accomplished through the use of high-yield seed types that are ideal for the Iraqi environment and resistant to drought and salt, as well as through the application of different contemporary agricultural practices, such as timely harvesting phases.
Until the end of April, Iraq's agricultural exports reached 300,000 tons, according to Al-Jubouri.
Al-Jubouri illustrated that dates accounted for almost 650,000 tons of Iraq's agricultural exports last year, with vegetables coming in second with over 308,000 tons.
The Ministry of Agriculture is holding a series of exhibitions and discussions with EU embassies in Iraq in an attempt to increase markets for Iraqi agricultural products in Europe.
Iraq's crops are frequently sold to Gulf countries, Jordan, and the European Union.
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