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The
Agriculture Survey
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Ø The Agriculture survey =
was
carried out to build up a da=
ta
base for agriculture in Iraq and It is the only
reliable source of information after the war.
Ø It is a unique update to
agriculture resources and shows among other things the =
business opportunities for investors in this sector .
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Analysis of Primary=
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From each governorate three samples were selected. These samples
represent: <=
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crops: Wheat, Barley, Maize, Sunflower, Cotton, Be=
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Chicken Layers & Broilers, and Dairy.
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greater
than 50
* Size is measured in donum
Analysis of Primary=
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Primary Data=
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Medium and small farms are grouped together as one group.
All farm indicators such as income, quantity of seeds, fertilizer incom=
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… are measured in local currency per donum.
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Note: The survey was conducted in the summer of 2004.
Analysis of Primary=
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Productivity Index =
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of Production / Total Cost
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Value 0f output
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Production Function
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Large Farm
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Illustrating
Productivity
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Farm B has
potential to increase productivity without employment of
further inpu=
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Productivity of Wheat
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Value
of outputs vs. inputs in various regions
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Small farms are more efficient than large farms with the
exception of
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Productivity of Maize
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Value
of output vs. inputs in various regions
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Large farms are more efficient than small farm with the
exception of the South region
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Productivity of Rice
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of output vs. inputs in various regions
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Surprisingly There is evidence that there is high productiv=
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in the South region
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Productivity of Sunflower
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Value
of output vs. inputs in various regions
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There is no strong evidence that farm size is important
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Surprisingly we don’t have large farms producing cotto=
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Productivity of Cotton
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Value of output vs. inputs in various regio=
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The south regions is relatively more efficient the other
regions
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Productivity of Dairy
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Value
of output vs. inputs in various regions
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Productivity of Beef higher than average in the South, South
Central & North
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Productivity of Beef
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Value
of output vs. inputs in various regions
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Productivity of Chicken-Boiler
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Value
of output vs. inputs in various regions
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Productivity is higher in the South & Baghdad regions
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Productivity of Chicken-Layers
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