Talabani: the Kurdistan need $ 30 billion to revive the economy and seek to change agricultural policy

by **Ponee** Fri May 29, 2015 8:29 am

Deputy Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Qubad Talabani, on Thursday, a need the region for 30 billion dollars to revive its economy, revealing the pursuit of the territorial Government to change the agricultural policy, and with the exception of food security is part of national security, promised to pay the amounts Muslim wheat to the Government of the Region during the last year 2014.

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Said Qubad Talabani, during the opening silo grain in Mr. Sadik area in the Sulaymaniyah ceremony attended by, the (long-Presse), "The Government of the Territory for 30 billion dollars to revive the region's economy," noting that "the federal government does not send dues peasants of the region, as do not send other funds"

Talabani pledged "to farmers pay the amounts of their products Muslim wheat to the government last year," pointing out that "the total wheat produced in the last year amounted to 742 tons."

He predicted Talabani, "increase the gross domestic product so as to provide food security for the Kurdistan region despite the presence of many of the areas where a war against al (Daash)", adding that "the current year will see an increase in the quantity produced in spite of the government's need to 650 thousand tons of wheat ".

He revealed Talabani, for "seeking the territorial Government to change its agricultural policy, including the change of wheat production plans", describing the opening of the new Granary "strategic and important project for the Kurdistan region."

Talabani pointed out, that "the Kurdistan need to projects that provide food security which was damaged due to the policies of successive regimes in Iraq," returned "Food security is part of national security."

Talabani stressed, that "the border between the Kurdistan Region and Iraq is not at the disposal of the region so we can support and provide only local product," adding that "Iraq has no independent economic policy to the detriment of the province of Kurdistan."

Talabani stressed, that "the interest in agriculture is one of the priorities of the functions of the Kurdistan Regional Government," and praised the "fruitful cooperation and coordination between the ministries of agriculture and trade for the completion of projects that contribute to food security in the Kurdistan region."

The province of Sulaymaniyah opened on the 17th of May 2015, the largest silo for the receipt and storage of grain in the province at a cost of $ 19 million, while the governor of Sulaimaniyah Aso Feridun confirmed that the project, which is located in the hand Ijermkron will contribute to solving the problems related to the receipt of grain from farmers and the development of the agricultural sector of the economy.
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