Kurdish farmers put their faith in Iraq to buy excess supply
As two major producers of vegetables and fruit the two cities of Halabja and Sulaimani are specifically affected by this.
“Domestic products are plenty and so now we depend on the south and center of Iraq,” says Sarwar Ali, head of Sulaimani wholesale syndicate.
Ali says local purchasing power is weak. “The prices are very low here,” he told Rudaw. “Because of the financial crisis our market is zero.”
Ali suggests that the government should find ways to “export it to the outside, particularly cucumber and watermelon. If they had done it, the prices would probably not have dropped like this.” Ali thought.
At such low prices, farmers say, the end result isn’t worth the hard work and investment going into farming.
source: rudaw.net
