واقع الاستثمار الزراعي لمحاصيل الأعلاف للمدة (2018-2021)‎ في محافظة ذي قار

Abstract EN

The study of agricultural investment realty for feed crops in Thi Qar governorate is very important in the agricultural activity, because it is the source of feed material for the livestock.

It is necessary to study it and identify the nutritional and economical importance for the feed crops, besides the most important cultivated kinds.

Also, to identify the suitable conditions for them and determine the productive efficiency of each crop.

It was based on the use of statistical methods represented in the equation of the annual percentage increase or decrease to know the amount of change in the area allocated for fodder cultivation.

Therefore, the study showed that the average area planted with winter fodder crops for the agricultural seasons (2018-2019, 2019-2020, 2020-2021) amounted to (265038) dunums, including: Barley – Jet – Alfalfa – Feed mixtures.

The average area planted with summer fodder crops (millet – sorghum – yellow corn – jet – fodder mixtures) amounted to (274723) dunums.

The study revealed a negative change in the area planted with fodder crops for the agricultural seasons (2010-2021), as the annual change rate for the 2021 agricultural season was (-75.59), including (-90.71) for the winter season, and (-10.82) for the summer season.