Kurdistan Region aims to be self-sufficient, says PM Barzani
ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – The Kurdistan Region intends to be self-sufficient in producing what it needs domestically, Prime Minister Masrour Barzani said on Tuesday while inaugurating a packaging factory in the Kurdish capital.
Barzani, along with senior members of his cabinet, on early Tuesday officially inaugurated Fabyab Co. (Packaging Solutions).
The premier was given a tour around the factory, visiting the production line and meeting with workers.
Such a factory would be “extremely important” in the success of the government’s efforts in exporting the agricultural produce to abroad, Barzani said, expressing his delight and gratitude for the staff's efforts.
The factory has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources to package the produce, the first batch of which was exported last year.
“We intend to produce whatever we need and can domestically,” Barzani said, hailing the project for creating hundreds of job opportunities.
He had vowed his government’s support for similar projects.
The US Consul General in Erbil Mark Stroh also attended the inauguration.
Fabyab is a manufacturer of various types of packaging for “high-quality cardboard”, according to the firm.
In 2022, the KRG officially announced the export of the first batch of Kurdistan Region pomegranates to the Gulf markets. As part of marketing agricultural produce, it is set to export grapes, figs, and honey in the future.
We're serious about turning Kurdistan into a regional food basket, and building the value chain is central to it.
— Masrour Barzani (@masrourbarzani) October 31, 2023
The Fabyab packaging factory already provides most of the local and Iraqi market needs and hundreds of jobs.
It will also pack this year's exports into the Gulf. pic.twitter.com/lSlh22gg5A