Marketing, Technical and Economic Feasibility of Pistachio Forest Cultivation in Al-Anbar Governorate

Abstract

Pistachios are considered one of the trees that can withstand the desert conditions in Iraq , as their cultivation is spread in the countries neighboring Iraq.This study aimed to study the technical, economic and marketing feasibility of a project to grow an orchard of pistachios in the Anbar desert on an area of 50 acres, and the study indicated that the Iraqi market can absorb the production of about two million trees in its early ages and in the long run and after the expansion of agriculture can search for external markets. The technical indicators indicated the suitability of the desert environment in Al Anbar Governorate for this type of investment to withstand drought on the one hand and the availability of an appropriate climate for fruit ripening on the other. The cultivation of pistachios in the deserts of Iraq is considered a long-term investment and can be considered as a saving for future generations as well as the role it plays in operating the labor force as a grove of 50 dunums can be considered a source "of future family income as it achieves an annual income of 40 million dinars Annually, investing in this type of project is based on achieving two goals at the same time. The first is additional job opportunities and the other is to take advantage of environmental impacts and as part of desertification control projects. And that this project, despite its long-term revenues, can contribute In the distant future to create additional sources of foreign currency, as well as achieving a net added value of up to 37 million dinars and its ability to recover the money invested in it in the absence of a discount in the nineteenth year and can convert the accumulated present value of its net cash flows to a positive value under a discount rate 5% up to 23 years old