665 tons of wheat, barley seeds distributed on farmers in Karbala

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Karbala Agriculture Directorate distributed around 665 tons of wheat and barley seeds to the province’s farmers. “This represents a 30 percent increase when compared to 2010,” Bahir Ghali, the directorate’s media manager, told IraqiNews.com news agency on Wednesday. He said that Karbala farmers, who employed scientific methods in farming their lands this year, will achieve high levels of production. The holy city of Karbala lies 110 km southwest of Baghdad. MH (P)/SR 2