Focus on Seed Programs The Seed Industry in Iraq
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Awad Issa Abbas. (1/1/2001). Focus on Seed Programs The Seed Industry in Iraq. Lebanon: International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA).
Abstract
Iraq is an important primary and
secondary center of domestication for
many crops such as wheat, barley, lentil,
chickpea and medics. The country has a
great potential for agricultural development
with a total area of 44 million ha, of which
11 million ha is estimated to be arable land.
About 22% of the population, estimated at
23 million in 1997 is involved in agriculture.
At present approximately 2.8 million ha is
rainfed and is classified into three different
zones based on annual rainfall: (a) > 450
mm/year (0.1 million ha); (b) 250-450
mm/year (0.7 million ha); and (c) 200-250
mm/year (2 million ha). The rainfed area is
planted with wheat, barley and food
legumes.
