Kurdistan Region agriculture sector
A Kurdish farmer in Akre examines freshly harvested rice produced on his farmland in the district, Duhok province. (Photo: Kurdistan24)
Kurdistan Region Minister of Agriculture and Water Resources Begard Talabani, speaking to Kurdistan24, Sept. 27, 2026. (Kurdistan24)
A view of Dakan village, surrounded by mountains and olive trees in Shekhan district, Kurdistan Region, Sept. 17, 2026. (Photo: Kurdistan24)
Figs and pomegranates on display at the Akre Food and Natural Products Festival in Akre, Kurdistan Region, Sept. 17, 2026. (Photo: Kurdistan24)
Nawzad Sheikh Kamil, Director General of Commerce at the KRG. (Photo: Kurdistan24)
A date palm bearing fruit. (Photo: Kurdistan24)
Hemin Sayed Murad, Director General of Agriculture in Erbil, speaking to Kurdistan24, July 11, 2026. (Kurdistan24)
Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) silos where wheat from Kurdistan's farmers is stored. (Graphic: Kurdistan24)
Kurdish farmers load bags of freshly harvested potatoes, known locally as “Yellow Gold,” onto trucks in the Nawkor Plain for shipment to markets across central and southern Iraq. (Kurdistan24)
A Kurdish farmer harvests wheat in a field in the Kurdistan Region. (Graphic: Kurdistan24)
Bedohe dam in Dohuk province, Kurdistan Region. (Graphic: Kurdistan24)
The Buraq project, a new wheat-cleaning facility in Shekhan district of Duhok province, inaugurated on June 15, 2026. (Kurdistan24)
Ministry of Agriculture employees release fish fingerlings into a Kurdistan Region dam reservoir to boost fish stocks and support local production. (Photo: Kurdistan24)
Kurdistan Region Traffic helicopters, used in the strategic “Seed of Life” project officially launched in Duhok province, Kurdistan Region. (KRG)
Erbil International Agro-Industry and Packaging Expo 2025. (Photo: Kurdistan24)
Local farmers showing their products at Soran third agricultural festival, Sep. 25, 2025. (Photo: Kurdistan24)
