Iraq’s Ministry of Agriculture has announced that the country’s date palm population has exceeded 22 million, with a target of reaching 30 million within the next five years.
“The number of date palms has surpassed 22 million,” Minister of Agriculture Abbas Jibr Al-Maliki stated, adding, “We expect to reach 30 million within five years.”
Al-Maliki also revealed that the ministry is working on a contract with a British laboratory to replicate the genetic traits of date palms using tissue culture technology.
In March 2024, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reported that Iraq ranked fourth globally in date production for 2023.
(Source: Shafaq News)
