https://freerepublic.com/tag/ariculture/ en-us Sat, 31 Jan 2009 17:10:00 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2175711/posts BAGHDAD — In the public eye, it’s probably easy to associate the word ‘oil’ to Iraq’s economy. But that wouldn’t depict the complete image. “I’ve heard it said that Iraq is best understood as an agricultural country that has some oil, rather than an oil country that has agriculture.” Those were the words of Ed Price, an agricultural expert with Team Borlaug, which visited Iraq for six months in late 2008 to help improve farming across eight southern provinces here. “There’s a tremendous industry associated with (agriculture),” Price said. “So, all in all, it accounts for a big part of... Multi-National Force - Iraq https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2175711/posts#comment Sat, 31 Jan 2009 17:10:00 GMT