Agriculture boast of producing 200 000 tons of dates .. Iraq was producing 800 000 tons per year
Agriculture boast of producing 200 000 tons of dates .. Iraq was producing 800 000 tons per year
17/02/2014
BAGHDAD / JD / .. Boasted the Ministry of Agriculture, up production of dates received from farmers, which exceeded the 200 000 tons, while Iraq produced during the nineties (881) thousand tons per year.
The ministry said in a statement received / JD / copy of it: that the amount of dates received from the orchard owners had risen to more than (207 799) two hundred and seven thousand seven hundred and ninety-nine tons of dates through lately.
She noted that the General Company for Agricultural Supplies the receipt of large quantities of dates and the various provinces.
She said the Ministry and through their exceptional for the development of the agricultural situation will continue to provide support to farmers and farmers and orchard owners by facilitating procedures for the receipt of loans and provide pesticide free by aircraft in addition to providing the necessary guidance to them for the purpose of adoption of modern farming methods and the transfer of the results of agricultural research to work the agricultural field.
The study on Iraqi dates, has confirmed that as a result of Tgays number of palm trees and a low level of service decreased production dates from (697) thousand tons in 1975 to an average of (416) thousand tons during the period from 1987 to 1977 and that the rate of productivity Palm which (26) kg of dates annually.
The study showed: in spite of the high rate of production of dates to 503 thousand tons per year during the past 1993 to 1988 and the high rate of productivity which to Palm (43.1) kg in the year, the proceeds of the period 1993-1977, which was where the annual production rate (446, 3) thousand tons of dates, the production rate of 32 kg Palm remaining amount is less than the production in 1975.
The rate fell to prepare palm of females (19.7) million for the period 1987 to 1977 Palm to (18.3) million for the period 1993-1988 Palm, as well as decreasing the rate for the preparation of palm fruit actually from (15.8) to (14.3) million Palm.
According to the study: Due to the emergence of dates as a basic food through urban international embargo on Iraq causing an increased demand for this material, and the high prices in local markets have increased care service palm, raising the rate of productivity Palm to (64.6) kg through, in 1995 and then Access to the entire production of Iraq (881) thousand tons per year.
A report issued by the UN Food and Agriculture “FAO” that Iraq was the first producer of dates where he produces “550” thousand tons annually emits 100 000 tons, which Maysd need 80% of the need for the global market, pointing out that Iraq’s exports of dates was it generate “25” million dollars, the report adds, however, that things are different during the last ten years where changed to the extent that it is no longer showing the numbers of the country’s exports this material dates on the international level officially. / End / / 22
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