DRC* ANALYSIS OF KEY VALUE CHAINS IN THE AGRICULTURE AND FOOD-PROCESSING SECTOR

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY As Iraq emerges from nearly four years of conflict and displacement, the security context remains unstable in many parts of the country. The COVID-19 outbreak in early 2020 brought fresh challenges, including closed borders, curfews and restrictions on movement. Forecasts predict a negative impact on livelihoods and employment, with the economy expected to

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KAPIT* Iraqi Agriculture Overview

The economy of Iraq is mostly oil-dependent as oil revenues contribute to over two-thirds of the GDP and nearly most of the exports and government revenues. Investment in the oil sector has reached 66% of the total expenditure investment in 2017. The GDP of Iraq in 2019 has reached USD 234.09 Billion with an annual growth of 4.401%. The unemployment rate is 10.26% in men while

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Iraqi farming and privatisation: an interview with Eckart Woertz

Ahead of our forthcoming second report on Iraq’s water resources, we spoke with Eckart Woertz, Director at the GIGA Institute of Middle East Studies and Professor for contemporary history and politics of the Middle East at the University of Hamburg. In 2014, Dr. Woertz published Oil for Food: The Global Food Crisis and the Middle East. A detailed analysis of the political ec

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