As we have previously talked about in the past two parts about the definitions of food security and its meanings,
\nMatters that contribute to strengthening this matter, as well as the things that contributed to its arrival to the bottom,
\nEspecially in Iraq.<\/p>\n
As for our conversation today, it is related to three main axes which food security in the country as a whole is based on.
\nWhich is :<\/p>\n
The food gap represents the difference between the quantities produced locally and the quantities needed for local consumption,
\nThat is, in the case of Iraq, it means the difference between what the country can produce of the food items and what is sufficient
\nFor the basic needs to provide food for the entire population.As for Iraq, the country suffers from a severe deterioration
\nIn the current production capacity that does not cover consumer needs, this situation calls for resorting to importing most
\nOf the basic food commodities in large quantities , and of course when the rate of consumption growth exceeds the double the
\nRate of growth of agricultural production, the volume of food imports must rise in order to bridge the food gap,Or reduce it,
\nAnd this is undoubtedly required, as the widening of the food gap and lack of control over it results in negative effects not
\nOnly on the economic level of the country, but even on the political and security level.
\nSince the seventies of the last century, Iraq has been suffering from a food gap represented by the production of strategic basic
\nCommodities such as grains, oils, sugar and dairy products due to the increasing demand for them with the continuous rise of the
\nPopulation.
\nIraq possesses natural resources that will reduce this gap to reasonable limits,
\nAnd of course because of the wars and conflicts that It passed through the country,
\nNo real system was provided that works to properly fill this gap.
\nSecond: Self-sufficiency
\nThe self-sufficiency rate has deteriorated in the past two decades, until it has now reached a very critical stage,
\nAs Iraq is now an importer of food such as grains, in addition to many other food products, and the deterioration of
\nSelf-sufficiency rates is a threat to food security, which is one of the basic components of national security.
\nSelf-sufficiency is one of the most important issues closely related to the security situation of the country and
\nThe successful management of its resources, and Iraq has been missing these two matters since the beginning of the new millennium.
\nIn order to achieve sufficiency, it is necessary to achieve the most important things of social safety nets, family organization,
\nEducation, abundance of agricultural production, and livelihoods in the countryside,
\nIn addition to the political factors that play a major role in food security in Iraq, all of them are important and essential in Iraq,
\nAs is the case in most developing countries, and unfortunately today, and in the shadow of what Iraq is experiencing
\nIn terms of political, economic and security reality, achieving these matters is an almost impossible task.
\nThird: the ration card
\nThere is no doubt that the ration card and its concept is one of the good policies that have been adopted for the benefit of the Iraqi citizen,
\nBut contrary to what the majority of people expect, it is not the best form to achieve the concept of food security, but rather is considered a
\nTemporary and prosthetic solution to reach the concept of food security.
\nThird: the ration card
\nThere is no doubt that the ration card and its concept is one of the good policies that have been adopted for the benefit of the Iraqi citizen,
\nBut contrary to what the majority of people expect, it is not the best form to achieve the concept of food security, but rather is considered a
\nTemporary and Restorative solution to reach the concept of food security.
\nA real example of this is the recommendation of the FAO, which states: \u201cThe Member States that<\/p>\n
It allocates 10% of its annual budget for agricultural production, as it will be able to achieve food security. \u201dThis explains the size of the
\nHuge gap in the decisions followed in Iraq for the issue of food security compared to international standards. For comparison only, the 2011
\nBudget allocations for the agricultural and water resources sectors in Iraq are Less than two percent (2%), which is less than the global average
\nIn developing countries of five percent (5%).
\nTherefore, here we do not deny the role of the ration card, its importance and the fact that the citizen needs it, but it is really a call for awakening
\nIn the matter of the citizen’s food security and coming up with actual and real solutions that are at least a guarantee for future generations.
\nFood security is a permanent state that is achieved when all citizens at all times obtain their food needs in order to lead a decent life.
\nTo confirm the aforementioned examples, we present to you a comparison table between 1960 and 2018 in terms of budget, population, GDP, and imports.<\/p>\n
(1960 year)<\/p>\n
956,000 sheep
\n1550,000 million cows
\n857 thousand tons of wheat
\n34,000 tons of beef
\n380000 thousand tons of dates
\n46,000 thousand hectares of arable land
\n20,000,000 million goats<\/p>\n
(Year 2018)
\n650,000 million sheep
\n1898,000 million cows
\n290,000 million tons of wheat
\n17,000 tons of beef
\n635,000 thousand tons of dates
\n5,000 hectares of arable land
\n130,000,000 million goats<\/p>\n
In conclusion, all of the above is addressed to all Iraqi citizens,
\nTo acquaint them with the reality of what is happening and the danger of its continuation, which threatens the existence of an
\nEntire country and portends a disaster that threatens entire generations .<\/p>\n
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