Revitalizing Iraq Ag

Revitalizing Iraq Ag

Recognizing that agriculture is not only the backbone of our nation but that of most nations around the globe the USDA is participating in an agricultural extension program in conjunction with several universities across the U.S. in order to educate and inform agriculture representatives from Iraq and bring them up to speed on new ag technologies, practices, and systems. Over the past several weeks twelve representatives from Iraq have been learning about everything from animal health, soil and water management, dry-land crops, and horticulture, to youth training. The real work will begin once the Iraqi extension reps return home. There they’ll use the skills they developed here in the United States to train farmers and producers in their communities. So often when we think of Iraq industrial independence we think only of oil, but it will be the stabilization and revitalization of agriculture in Iraq that will allow them to stand on their own in the global community. Hopefully the Iraq Agriculture Extension Revitalization Program will go a long way in helping to sow peace and stability in Iraq

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