Usraa Tariq Bakr ⁽¹⁾, Abbas Abd Ahmed Al-Tamimi ^(2)*, Omar Ahmed and Hamad Al-Jubouri ⁽³⁾

(1). College of Agriculture, University of Tikrit, Iraq.

(2). College of Agriculture, Diyala University, Iraq

(3). College of Agriculture / Hawija – University of Kirkuk – Iraq.

(*Corresponding author Abbas Abd Ahmed. E-mail: Altimimiabab8@gmail.com).

Received: 25/12/2022         Accepted: 26/03/2023

Abstract: 

  In this research, indicators of achieving sustainable agricultural development it studied in Diyala Governorate – Iraq, by analyzing agricultural production indicators related to some of the goals of sustainable development. A simple regression analysis it also conducted for GDP as a dependent factor, and agricultural and industrial GDP as independent factors. In addition to studying the indicators of agricultural production related to the quantities of production of basic crops, and their per capita share. The rate of use of modern technologies in the agricultural sector and the efficiency of natural resource management. In addition to studying the number of workers in the agricultural sector by gender and qualification, the study found a set of evidence that indicated the lack of efficiency in achieving the goals of agricultural development targeted by the study. As the use of agricultural machinery did not cover the agricultural areas as planned, in addition to the inefficiency in the use of the irrigation water resource and the agricultural lands it not optimally utilized. The study recommended the necessity of increasing the level of technology in agricultural production and regulating the use of the irrigation water resource with modern irrigation techniques. It also recommended improving the efficiency of environmental management by increasing green areas and increasing the areas planted with necessary crops.

Keywords: Agricultural Development, Environmental Management, Economic Growth, Diyala Governorate.

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