Iraq is the Top Buyer of Grains.. and Questions About Our Agriculture

In news that evoked much sorrow, Iraq topped the list of importers of grains and agricultural crops from the Turkish Aegean region. The Iraqi citizen bitterly asks: How did the land of the two immortal rivers, once the breadbasket of the region, turn into the largest importer of wheat and flour from neighboring countries? Seeing the Iraqi loaf of bread depend entirely on Turkish crops causes a lump in the throat and raises major questions about the fate of our national agriculture and government plans to support the wronged farmer. The Iraqi farmer today battles drought, high fertilizer costs, and a lack of real support, which has forced him to abandon his lands. Citizens appeal to the concerned authorities on the necessity of launching a genuine agricultural revolution, rescuing our fertile lands from desertification, and restoring the prestige of Iraqi agriculture to ensure food security for our children, instead of the terrifying reliance on importing our daily bread from abroad.