ARBIL / Aswat al-Iraq: The Kurdish region's Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources stressed today its goals to reach a state of self-sufficiency, pointing that 100 billion Iraqi dinars were allocated to support agricultural investments.

 

Minister Serwan Baban, in a press conference on coming agricultural fair, attended by Aswat al-Iraq, confirmed that the ministry increased its assistance to farmers from 50% to 80% to buy agricultural equipment.

 

More than 350 companies form 26 Arab and foreign counties will participate in the coming fair, due 26-29 November instant.

 

Arbil, center of the province, lies 349 km north east of the capital, Baghdad.

 

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