Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani directed the Ministry of Trade to quickly hand over the financial dues to wheat marketers. Al-Sudani stressed during the launching ceremony of the wheat marketing season in Anbar: 'Agriculture has occupied great importance in the work and directions of our government, and in various directions, whether legislative with the House of Representatives or decisions that fall within our powers, and we have placed supporting agriculture among the priorities, starting with the implementation of agricultural plans, as well as we directed the adoption of modern irrigation methods to confront water scarcity and achieve the highest yield per dunum, which achieves economic feasibility for the farmer and meets our need for this strategic crop.' He added: "We were able to provide locally produced fertilizers, after opening the urea fertilizer production line and the Dab fertilizer production line in Basra. For the first time, Iraq reached self-sufficiency in fertilizer for the agric ultural plan, and we directed the amount that was allocated to import fertilizers to purchase modern irrigation systems." Al-Sudani stressed: 'Our reliance on agriculture is a strategic choice to activate the economic sector,' noting: 'The agricultural sector is important in both its plant and animal parts and is related to food security. The government is serious about improving the agricultural situation, which represents a profession for about 75 % of the population of Iraq.' Regarding the strategic framework agreement with Turkey, the Prime Minister stressed that it: 'represents a qualitative leap in terms of radical solutions to the water problem.' He explained: 'According to the water framework agreement with Turkey, we will go towards establishing dam projects, lining rivers, and using pipes to reduce waste, to establish wastewater treatment plants and use them in agriculture.' Al-Sudani supervised the process of receiving the wheat crop from the governorate's peasants and farmers. He also handed o ver financial dues to a group of farmers and marketers in the form of deeds, in clear confirmation of the speedy completion of delivering the financial dues to the farmers who will market their crops of wheat, barley and corn./ End Source: National Iraqi News Agency
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