Geographical Analysis of the Role of Industrial Fifield Crops in the Development of Agricultural Industries in the Province of Sulaymaniyah

Abstract

The products of the industrial fields are an essential part of the agriculture sector of Sulaymaniyah governorate because of their role in providing raw materials for the industrial agriculture establishments. Hence, the growth and development of the Agriculture industry has a strong relationship with the growth and development of the agriculture sector and their products. The study aims to explain the impact of the products of industrial fields on the development of the agricultural industry establishments in the study area .For this purpose, the method of descriptive, statistical and comparative analysis was utilised. Governmental data and information records were obtained and put into a geographical information system program (GIS) to represent the cartography of the maps, at the end of the analysis, the research reached some results. The most important of which was that throughout the research period, except for the products of cotton, the amount of the products saw an increase and the reason is the increase in demand for those products in the agriculture industry. Also, in the research area, all the products of the industrial fields, except for cotton, is used as a raw materials for producing food. These productions are relied on in the agriculture industry which is evident of the weakness of the non-food agriculture industries in Sulaymaniyah province. Of course, the result of this research will be crucial in the future when establishing these kinds of industries, the geographical aspect of producing these agricultural products should be considered. The administrative districts in charge of producing these kinds of products should be developed further and farmers should be encouraged to reproduce cotton, which is one of the most important crops in the industry.