Spatial Planning for Agricultural Development in Wasit province

Abstract

Abstract The issue of agricultural development has been and continues to occupy the attention of many intellectuals, economists and other specialists, given the emergence of new variants both the global economic or national, scene, and most important of these variables is the need to achieve food security at the national levelin developing countries, and the reduction of hunger prevalent in many developing countries The importance of the research dealt with agricultural activity, which is the basis of providing the population with food SecurityAs well as provided the raw materials included in many industries where agricultural activity is a solid foundation for any progress can happen in any country or region. And increase its importance in the study area (the province of Wasit), known agricultural production (especially grain) where he is 65% of the population in the profession of agriculture.The research problemThe problem with research on the obstacles and constraints facing agricultural development, including agricultural policy is good that govern the agricultural sector, and technical problems of the lack of electric power and Mantg them from the direct effects of the cessation of operations Perfusion, damage spaces agricultural being watered through the medium of most of the agricultural land as well as the problem of high prices fuel, which also affected the operations of plowing, harvesting, and high transportation costs in addition to the scarcity of chemical fertilizers.Hypothesis Research suggests that agricultural activity in the province of Waist has a good potential in terms of natural resources (fertile land, the elements of the appropriate environment) and human resources (the active population and workers in the agricultural sector) and all require the need is to use these resources in a scientific way and promote the adoption of policy planning at the investment , through the preparation of appropriate agricultural plans, which is investigating agricultural development in different areas of the province.Research MethodologyAdopted the methodology of research on the descriptive method to clarify the concept of agricultural development and its objectives and its importance in addition to the standards of agricultural development approved with the study of the status of agriculture in the province of Wasit, also relied on the statistical approach to the clarification of these standards formats sports as well as the use of the analytical method as it was to address the situation of agriculture in Wasit province, with an analysis swat ..the limits of spatial and temporal of reserchThe research has included study of the status of agriculture in the province of Wasit and its administrative borders and an area of known amount (17 135) km 2. As well as research focused on agricultural development in the province for the time period between the confined (2003-2011)Has been allocated the first chapter to learn about the concept of agricultural development and what are the most prominent indicators of achievement in developing countries, so that agricultural development is working to solve the problem of food and achieve food security for the countryWhile the second chapter is devoted to the nature of the status of agriculture in the province of Wasit, and to identify the obstacles that stand in the way of agricultural development and what are the best ways and agricultural policies used in the treatment of those with disabilities and the extent of its success.