The University of Basra has announced the opening of a new body for agricultural research, projects and experiments. The station was opened at Alkaram area.
Source at the university said, according to <i>Azzaman</i> newspaper, that such project is very important to set strategies to improve the agriculture sector in Iraq in order to increase its valuable contribution to the Iraqi economy . The source did not disclose the cost of the project, but he said that donations for the project were received from foreign universities and some international agricultural associations.
