Iraq: Emergency Fertilizer Distributions Help Conflict-Affected Iraqi Farmers Increase Wheat Production

Feb 2, 2017 | UN FAO
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More than 2 000 farmers affected by conflict in Iraq have received 750 tonnes of fertilizer from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to increase production of their winter wheat crops. The farmers, from Alqosh and Sheikan districts of Ninewa Governorate each received 350 kilograms of fertilizer, half of which will be used now for planting and the other half in spring to boost the wheat’s growth.