PHOTOS: Erbil embraces local products festival for second time

ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – The Kurdistan Region’s capital Erbil on Sunday hosted a festival for locally produced food products for the second year with the participation of Kurdish farmers and crafters.

The festival is planned to last for two days in the capital’s Shanadar Park, in which locally produced pomegranates, traditional Kurdish food, and handmade clothes and items are displayed for the festival’s visitors.

Pomegranates, according to participating Kurdish farmers, has been the best-selling item at the festival. Farmers come mainly from the Kurdistan Region’s Halabja province and Sharazur Plain, known for its fertile land and great agricultural potential.

Aside from pomegranates, the festival contains walnuts, natural flowers, vinegars of apple and grape, and traditional Kurdish food and pastries.

The Kurdistan Region’s officials expressed intentions on different occasions to develop the agriculture sector as an alternative source of revenue for the region’s oil-dependent economy.

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A batch of Halabja pomegranates arrived on Friday night to England’s Wolverhampton, marking the first export of the agricultural product.

A batch of #pomegranates from the Kurdistan Region arrives in the central English city of #Wolverhampton on Friday night, marking the first export of agricultural products from #Halabja province to the West. #TwitterKurds @ukinerbil pic.twitter.com/GDrHPJGGcX

— Kurdistan 24 English (@K24English) November 15, 2020

Editing by Karzan Sulaivany