Iraq: The Kurdistan region to export 25 tons of potatoes to South Africa

Published 2024년 10월 15일

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The Kurdistan Region of Iraq is set to export 100 tons of potatoes to South Africa in multiple phases, with an initial shipment of 25 tons scheduled for October 10th, 2024. This initiative is part of the region's strategy to boost its agricultural sector and economic infrastructure, as well as to promote local agricultural products both domestically and internationally. The region has also faced challenges in exporting potatoes to Jordan due to restrictions from the Iraqi Federal Government. Despite these challenges, the Kurdistan Region has successfully exported potatoes to the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and parts of Western Kurdistan. The region's production of potatoes has seen a significant increase, with over 800,000 tons produced annually across 86,453 dunums of land, primarily in the Nawkuri plain in Duhok province.

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On October 10th, 2024, an initial shipment of 25 tons of potatoes from the Kurdistan Region is scheduled for export to South Africa through the Ibrahim Khalil’s International Border Crossing Gate, as part of a broader agreement to export a total of 100 tons in several phases. Hemin Sayed Murad, the General Director of Agriculture in Erbil, informed Kurdistan 24 that a local investment company has entered into a contract with a Liberian entity to facilitate the export of potatoes cultivated by regional farmers to South Africa. This initiative aligns with the Kurdistan Regional Government’s ninth cabinet’s strategy to enhance the agricultural sector and overall economic infrastructure within the region. The export of potatoes to South Africa is among the measures aimed at promoting local agricultural products both domestically and internationally. Concurrently, the export of Kurdistan’s potatoes to Jordan has encountered obstacles, with the Iraqi Federal Government blocking a ...

Source: Agrifocusafrica