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      <title>Ministry of Industry Supplies Drip Irrigation Units to Ministry of Agriculture</title>
      <description>The Iraqi Ministry of Industry &#38; Minerals provided 32 drip irrigation units to the Ministry of Agriculture.</description>
      <link>http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/68948/refid/RSS-agriculture-10-03-2010</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Iraqi Dates Company Criticizes Agriculture Ministry</title>
      <description>The Iraqi dates company on Saturday accused the agriculture ministry of tarnishing the worldwide reputation of the national product after part of last year’s yield was damaged, according to the company’s chairman.</description>
      <link>http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/68763/refid/RSS-agriculture-10-03-2010</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:36:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Agricultural Winter Plans Succeeded by 98%- Ministry of Water Resources</title>
      <description>Ministry of Water Resources, success of winter agriculture plans this year by achieving completion rate of 98 % in strategic crops and vegetables.</description>
      <link>http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/68806/refid/RSS-agriculture-10-03-2010</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Iraqi Dates Return to International Markets</title>
      <description>Iraq has began exporting dates after years of negligence of a sector that used to be the second largest hard-currency earner after oil.</description>
      <link>http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/68430/refid/RSS-agriculture-10-03-2010</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 10:17:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>1st Agro-investment Conference in Thi-Qar</title>
      <description>The Thi-Qar investment commission is convening its first investment conference under the auspices of Vice President Adel Abdulmahdi with the objective of improving agriculture and finding ways to remove obstacles impeding its progress.</description>
      <link>http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/68286/refid/RSS-agriculture-10-03-2010</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 08:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Preparations Underway for Largest Wheat Plantation Project</title>
      <description>The Iraqi minister of agriculture, Akram al-Hakeem, on Thursday said that his ministry is currently preparing for the country’s largest wheat plantation project, where 3 million donums will be planted with wheat.</description>
      <link>http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/68175/refid/RSS-agriculture-10-03-2010</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 06:56:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Iraq Ministry of Agriculture Boosts Poultry Sector in Hamoudiah Region</title>
      <description>Iraq Ministry of Agriculture in collaboration with US organizations finished the project of construction poultry sector in Hamoudiah region and that in order to provide the Iraqi consumers with local products instead of the foreign products which are widely spread in the market.</description>
      <link>http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/68148/refid/RSS-agriculture-10-03-2010</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 09:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>German (FTAA) Company is Preparing for Establishment of 42 Poultry Field</title>
      <description>German (FTAA) firm offered, investment projects to create integrated poultry projects on area of 15 thousand acres in Dhi Qar.</description>
      <link>http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/68130/refid/RSS-agriculture-10-03-2010</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 07:51:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Lack of Water, Soil Salinity Hamper Agriculture in Iraq</title>
      <description>An Agriculture Ministry advisor on Tuesday said that lack of water and high salinity are the major obstacles to the development of agriculture in the country.</description>
      <link>http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/68042/refid/RSS-agriculture-10-03-2010</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 06:07:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Iraq Returns to the UN &#34;FAO&#34;</title>
      <description>With a view to opening up and take advantage of global expertise, and with cost of million dollars, Iraq intends to create chamber in the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). In accordance with the announcement of Consultant to the Prime Minister for Agricultural...</description>
      <link>http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/67804/refid/RSS-agriculture-10-03-2010</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 05:53:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>120 Agricultural Drawer for Farmers Within the Agricultural Initiative in Wasit</title>
      <description>Director of Agriculture of Wasit province, on Thursday, said his department has completed the distribution of 120 drawer between farmers within the agricultural initiative.</description>
      <link>http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/67912/refid/RSS-agriculture-10-03-2010</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 07:55:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>120 Tractors Supplied to Farmers in Wassit</title>
      <description>Wassit’s Agricultural Directorate provided 120 tractors to the province’s farmers.</description>
      <link>http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/67758/refid/RSS-agriculture-10-03-2010</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 07:47:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Karbala is the Cultivation of a Feasibility Study for 23 Projects Costing 42.5 Billion Dinars</title>
      <description>Director of Information of Agriculture Department in Karbala, on Tuesday, said that the department finished preparing an economic feasibility study for 23 agricultural projects , total cost of approximately 42.5 billion dinars (about $ 35.6 million).</description>
      <link>http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/67693/refid/RSS-agriculture-10-03-2010</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 07:48:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Khafaji: The Agriculture Initiative Contribute to the Reform of the Agricultural Status of Agricultu</title>
      <description>The Director General of the Agricultural Cooperative Bank, Mohammad Hadi al-Khafaji, commended a proactive role in promoting the reality of agricultural land in the country. Khafaji said in a statement that the initiative contributed to the revitalization of agricultural status, and that the award...</description>
      <link>http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/67650/refid/RSS-agriculture-10-03-2010</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 06:26:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Feasibility Study for 23 Projects in Karbala</title>
      <description>The Karbala agriculture department has finalized preparing a feasibility study for 23 agricultural projects at a total cost of 42.5 billion Iraqi dinars ($35.6 million), a media director of the department said on Tuesday.</description>
      <link>http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/67611/refid/RSS-agriculture-10-03-2010</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 07:14:00 +0000</pubDate>
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