Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) \u2014 The 17th Agricultural Week Exhibition for agricultural mechanization, animal production, and food processing officially launched at the Baghdad International Fairgrounds on Saturday, August 22, 2026.<\/p>\n
Operating under the theme \u201cSupporting Agriculture to Harvest a Sustainable Future,\u201d the exhibition hosts public- and private-sector pavilions featuring 209 local and international agricultural enterprises showcasing modern farming technology, climate-resilient crop inputs, and livestock pharmaceuticals.<\/p>\n
Key Regional Partnerships & Technological Initiatives<\/p>\n
1. Saudi-Iraqi Plant Biotechnology & Date Palm Expansion<\/p>\n
30 Million Palm Target: Plant tissue culture specialist Saleh Al-Tuwaijri announced a strategic initiative to expand Iraq\u2019s date palm population from approximately 20 million to 30 million trees.<\/p>\n
Five-Year Production Capacity: Advanced tissue culture propagation techniques are projected to fulfill 30% to 40% of Iraq\u2019s total seedling requirements over the next five years.<\/p>\n
Domestic Biotechnology Labs: With logistical coordination from the Iraqi Ministries of Agriculture and Trade, the Saudi firm finalized the establishment of a specialized plant tissue culture laboratory inside Iraq.<\/p>\n
Executive Backing: Prime Minister Ali Falih al-Zaidi, accompanied by the Ministers of Agriculture and Trade, toured the biotechnology pavilion during the exhibition to inspect progress and confirm state support.<\/p>\n
2. Climate-Resilient Agricultural Solutions (Debbane \u2013 Lebanon)<\/p>\n
Field Support & Climate Adaptation: Bassem Mohammed Hassan Al-Amin, Director General of Lebanon\u2019s Debbane Modern Agriculture, highlighted that ongoing climate change necessitates specialized heat- and drought-tolerant seeds and soil fertilizers.<\/p>\n
Agronomic Field Consulting: Engineering teams are deployed across Iraqi farmlands to deliver on-site technical guidance to optimize seasonal crop yields.<\/p>\n
3. Livestock & Veterinary Pharmaceuticals (Syria)<\/p>\n
Aviation & Cattle Sector Growth: Ammar Mohammed Al-Qazwini, Director General of the Arab Company for Veterinary Medicine Industries (Syria), noted Iraq\u2019s expanding poultry operations, commercial dairy farms, and feed manufacturing infrastructure.<\/p>\n
Cross-Border Veterinary Expertise: Syrian pharmaceutical manufacturers are providing advanced veterinary medicines and poultry treatments to boost local livestock productivity.<\/p>\n
The 17th Agricultural Week serves as a regional conduit for introducing climate-adaptive biotechnology, localized seed breeding, and livestock healthcare into Iraq\u2019s domestic farming ecosystem.<\/p>\n
By facilitating cross-border investments and establishing domestic biotechnology laboratories, Iraq seeks to strengthen its national date palm reserves, reduce agricultural import dependency, and enhance long-term food security amid ongoing regional climate challenges.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) \u2014 The 17th Agricultural Week Exhibition for agricultural mechanization, animal production, and food processing officially launched…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":261256,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[14],"tags":[71862,1711,71863,71864,94,71865,93,71866,50],"class_list":["post-261255","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-iraq","tag-17th-agricultural-week-baghdad-2026","tag-baghdad","tag-baghdad-international-fair-agriculture-2026","tag-debbane-modern-agriculture-iraq-climate-change","tag-iraq","tag-iraq-date-palm-30-million-tissue-culture","tag-lebanon","tag-saleh-al-tuwaijri-biotechnology-iraq","tag-saudi-arabia"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@iran\/117144976247942432","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/261255","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=261255"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/261255\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/261256"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=261255"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=261255"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=261255"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}