Abstract

Author:

Rajı A.AL-Awadi, Muhammad Saad Abdel Qader, Othman Hussein Al-Saeedi

Doi: 10.26480/seps.01.2025.43.47

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This study aims to explore the role of pricing policy and support for agricultural inputs, including fertilizers, seeds, pesticides, loans, machinery, and equipment, in increasing wheat production. Data were collected from the archives of the Iraqi Ministry of Agriculture,Trade and Planning for the period (2003-2023) using the descriptive analytical approach and compared with the agricultural reality of the previous years (1980-2002) to identify the extent of development that occurred in the agricultural reality. The importance of this study stems from the shortage in the quantity of wheat grains produced by this sector, which forces the country to import them to meet the food shortage. Therefore, it was necessary to clarify government support and the impact of pricing policy on wheat productivity and production. The study concluded that despite the significant government support to raise the prices of wheat crops, the results were not satisfactory due to the high prices of production costs, including seeds , pest control, transportation costs, and fuel costs, which led to a decrease in profits for farmers , thus not achieving the desired goal of increasing the percentage of the agricultural sector’s contribution to the gross domestic product, which was 2.4% in 2018 and did not exceed 6.9% in 2004 and 2005,While the agricultural sector’s contribution was 29.73 % for the period1990- 2000, it declined to 19.95% for the period (2001-2010) then to 4.61% between (2011-2022)