Dr. Jamal Fuad is a retired World Bank agricultural adviser and ex-Minister of Agriculture in Kurdistan. He is a staunch supporter of the introduction of soya bean production to Kurdistan’s agriculture and has constantly worked towards this goal. The following letter is a personal communication to me but I am putting it here as the comments it contains refer to the suitability of our agricultural land to soya and the value of the crop to our efforts in improving food security.
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That is a very important first step. This must be followed by a processing system that is needed to crush the seeds and for use as feed to animals(and poultry). I am sure Soyabeans will fit very well in the plains of Erbil and also Sharazoor, Halabja, Rania, Duhok and Zakho. Planting information would be needed to accustom farmers to the needs of soybean production such as spacing, fertilizer needs, and most important harvesting machines since this crop is like green beans that needs to be picked, and without harvesting machines its production becomes very expensive if it is done with labor. It is also important to have some sent to a place outside Iraq to learn production and processing requirements of the crop. Jamal
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Dear Talib,
Greetings,
7.2.2012
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