Farmers across Kirkuk, Baghdad, and Diyala rallied in protest after Iraq reduced official wheat purchasing prices from 850,000 dinars per ton to as low as 500,000, warning that the cuts could devastate rural livelihoods and push many growers to abandon farming entirely.
ERBIL (Kurdistan24) – Demonstrations have emerged in Kirkuk, Baghdad, and other Iraqi regions as farmers protest recent government decisions to reduce the official purchasing prices for domestic wheat.
According to local media reports and primary accounts…
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