Farm Business Revival Holds Key to Anbar's Economic Recovery

By Elaine Eliah | Special to American Forces Press Service
RAMADI, Iraq, Jan. 22, 2008 - Reviving agricultural enterprises that have deteriorated from years of sanctions, conflict and neglect is crucial to the economy in this region in western Iraq, U.S. and Iraqi officials here said.

"I've seen several (poultry) growers who have returned to production during my seven months here, and more will return as things continue to improve," said Marine Maj. Daryl F. Remick, an agricultural planner with the Fallujah-area provincial reconstruction teams.

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