The role of agriculture and forestry in decreasing the rural depopulation in Iraqi Kurdistan region

Author

Akrawi, Ziki M.

Source

مجلة جامعة دهوك

Publisher

University of Duhok

Publication Date

2016-06-30

Country of Publication

Iraq

No. of Pages

7

Main Subjects

Agriculture

English Abstract

This research was carried out to analyze the positive impact of agricultural and forestry sectors on rural depopulation in Kurdistan region depending on their benefits, includes the availability of production factors (land, labor, capital, and technology) of agriculture which have total land area of 3,670,613 hectare, Increasing the cultivable lands 10% annually with total growth rate of 5.9%, Increasing in water storage capacity 10% annually with total growth rate of 5.6% and other facilities.

So forestry sector, its total area 24771640 dounam with suitable environmental conditions, which can present many benefits and opportunities in rural depopulation which increasing overtime, the statistical data show that the average rural population rate in the region reached to 22,4% of the total, and there are rising in urbanization level which has negatively impacted employment trends.

While the demographic situation indicates that half the Region's population is consumers and the rest is producers, responsible for supporting themselves and the consumer groups.

This situation is likely to cause pressure on the available economic resources, and pose a threat to the labor market and its capacity to create new job opportunities depending on the agriculture and forestry sectors by dependence policies in reduce the unregulated population motion towards urban areas through prioritizing rural areas development, encouraging investment in these areas, and creating elements of attraction and settlement for migrating manpower.

Data Type

Conference Papers

Record ID

BIM-797290

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