Iraq - Agriculture damage and loss needs assessment
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FAO has conducted an agricultural damage and loss needs assessment across six of Iraq’s 18 governorates – Anbar, Babil, Diyala, Ninewa, Salah al-Din and Wassit. Between December 2016 and January 2017, the assessment collected field data through community-level focus group discussions and key informant interviews. Prior to the crisis, the majority (87 percent) of the households in the assessed communities were engaged in agriculture and related activities. In liberated and ongoing conflict are as, farmers had fled in fear of their safety, leaving most of their possessions behind. People’s assets, job opportunities and local businesses have all been adversely impacted. While wage labour in agriculture and the selling of agricultural goods were the most common forms of employment, more than half the workforce is now unemployed. Food insecurity has become more widespread. According to the focus group discussions across all assessed areas, people are not only relying on less expensive a nd less nutritious food but are also reducing their number of daily meals. Most also reported that they have borrowed money to provide for their families.