Analysis of the reality of wheat cultivation in Wasit Governorate for the period 2019-2022

The wheat crop is one of the strategic crops due to its economic and nutritional importance, as wheat constitutes an important main source of food for more than two-thirds of the world's population, and it has the largest agricultural areas in the world compared to other agricultural crops. The wheat crop in Iraq faces fluctuations in production despite its importance, which affects It is self-sufficient. The research aims to find out the effectiveness and adequacy of the local product in meeting the country's local needs and reducing imports from abroad. Iraq suffers from fluctuations in the production of the wheat crop during the study period, as a result of fluctuations in the productivity of a dunam of wheat, since most of the cultivated lands are concentrated in northern Iraq, and the increase in the consumption of the wheat crop as a result of the increase in the number of the population, and that the local production is not sufficient to meet the local needs of the country, there is a gap between the quantities produced and consumed and processed by import The researcher recommends that the government pay attention to the agricultural sector in general and the cultivation of strategic crops, including the cultivation of the wheat crop in particular, which is in the interest of the Iraqi economy, in order to get rid of the rentier problem related to the fluctuation of world oil prices on the one hand, and to diversify the sources of income for the economy on the other hand, and to reconsider the marketing procedures for the crop Raise the cycles of complexity and routine, as well as the payment of late dues to farmers and encourage them to ensure the continuation of the production process, and work to strengthen it..