Economist: the development of mobile rural banks will support local agriculture and develop economy

14-05-2013 12:38 PM


Baghdad (news) .. Economic expert called Salem Daini, to the need to pay attention to the agricultural sector by providing the necessary support for him to provide food security and reduce the external import of some agricultural products.

Daini said (of the Agency news): The Ministry of Planning has a new direction for the development of the mobile rural banks to provide specialized financial interest-free loans to farmers, and this will reduce the migration of farmers to the city, and encourage agriculture.

He added: This plan will support the agricultural sector, which suffers from many problems and provide food security for the country, because Iraq still depends on external import a lot of food, calling for the importance of co-ordination between government institutions to promote economic development in the country.

And saw a number of Iraqi provinces, particularly the southern ones, the exodus of the population of many farmers toward cities to find work, for many reasons, including water scarcity, which impact on local agriculture and rising fuel prices and open the import of fruit and vegetables.

The Planning Ministry announced a plan to encourage farmers to agriculture by providing interest-free financial loans through the creation of 7 mobile between rural banks to support the agricultural sector. / End / 8.'s. M /


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