FAO/GIEWS - Foodcrops & Shortages 09/98 - IRAQ* (3 September)
Production of wheat in the three Northern Governorates is reported to have increased as a result of the increase in the use of fertilizer and pesticides which were distributed under the oil-for-food deal. However, overall prospects for the 1998 cereal output remain uncertain in the Central and Southern Regions, mainly due to below average and unevenly distributed rains as well as shortages of essential agricultural inputs and the widespread incidence of pests, weeds and animal diseases.
Despite some improvement in the overall food supply situation following the implementation of the “oil for food” deal, malnutrition still remains a serious problem throughout Iraq.
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