Measuring and analyzing the reality of barley crop production in the Iraqi economy for the period (2000-2022)

Abstract

The barley crop is considered one of the main grain crops in the agricultural sector and the Iraqi economy, as its importance comes from being the second crop after wheat in terms of importance. The study aimed to estimate and measure the production and productivity of the barley crop for the period (2000-2022) using the (ARDL) model, and the research concluded To many conclusions, the most important of which are: The cultivation of barley in Iraq faces many challenges, namely water shortages and pollution, lack of financing, and lack of agricultural investments, in addition to the most important factor, which is the security situation, especially after 2003. The research reached several proposals, the most important of which are: the necessity of equipping farmers. With improved seeds for cereal crops, with high productivity and proven globally, in order to obtain the largest possible production of these crops of strategic importance, and to follow the agricultural cycle because of its economic feasibility for cereal crops.