Measuring The Impact Of Some Foreign Agricultural Development Indicators In Iraq 1990-2022

Agricultural foreign trade is considered one of the vital factors that affect economic growth and achieve food security in Iraq in light of the economic changes that Iraq has witnessed since 1990, which requires studying the impact of development indicators on agricultural foreign trade. In our contemporary era, it has become clear that all economic activities and relations, whether productive or consumer, regardless of their form and type, are closely linked to population growth and the development of the per capita share of national income. Whether industrial, agricultural or social, they have an economic impact that affects and is affected by each other. The increase in population or the increase in per capita income leads to an increase in demand for consumption of all goods, especially those related to living, and from them it directly affects the local production process if there is flexibility in the production structures or an increase in demand for foreign goods through imports. This is clear in the study sample. We note that this increase was reflected in the increase in agricultural imports. The results of the analysis of the long-term equation showed the insignificance of the independent variables, national income and population growth, on the dependent variable, agricultural imports, as well as the insignificance of national income and the insignificance of population growth on the dependent variable, agricultural exports. The study recommends supporting the agricultural sector to achieve the required productivity, and the necessity of keeping pace with the increase in Population growth by the competent authorities in a manner that is appropriate to the size of this increase, as well as following a policy of supporting the agricultural sector in a manner that is proportional to the national income to achieve balance in foreign trade