{"version":"1","article":{"id":"iraq-national-plant-genetic-bank-rehabilitation-2026","slug":"iraq-national-plant-genetic-bank-rehabilitation-2026","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/iraq-national-plant-genetic-bank-rehabilitation-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/iraq-national-plant-genetic-bank-rehabilitation-2026?lang=en","title":"Iraq reopens upgraded plant gene bank in Baghdad","summary":"The renovation of the Abu Ghraib bank, operating since 1977, expanded seed-storage capacity. The figures describe capacity, not the current collection.","category":"agriculture","region":"world","topics":["food"],"published_at":"2026-10-10T18:32:52+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-10T18:32:52+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-09-15","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"United Nations in Iraq (FAO, European Union and Ministry of Agriculture release)","url":"https://iraq.un.org/en/323657-fao-european-union-and-ministry-agriculture-inaugurate-rehabilitated-national-plant-genetic","publishedAt":"2026-10-01","checkedAt":"2026-10-10"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/iraq-national-plant-genetic-bank-rehabilitation-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/iraq-national-plant-genetic-bank-rehabilitation-2026?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/iraq-national-plant-genetic-bank-rehabilitation-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/iraq-national-plant-genetic-bank-rehabilitation-2026?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/iraq-national-plant-genetic-bank-rehabilitation-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/iraq-national-plant-genetic-bank-rehabilitation-2026?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/iraq-national-plant-genetic-bank-rehabilitation-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/iraq-national-plant-genetic-bank-rehabilitation-2026?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/iraq-national-plant-genetic-bank-rehabilitation-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/iraq-national-plant-genetic-bank-rehabilitation-2026?lang=es"}],"data_types":[],"data":null,"data_compilations":[],"data_downloads":[],"content":{"paragraphs":["FAO, the European Union and Iraq’s Ministry of Agriculture inaugurated the rehabilitated National Plant Genetic Resources Bank in Abu Ghraib on September 15. A United Nations in Iraq release dated October 1 says the facility, established in 1977, received improved storage technologies, digital documentation and solar systems.","It can now store up to 30,000 seed samples for medium-term use and up to 20,000 for long-term conservation. These are capacity limits; the release does not say the bank currently holds those quantities. The bank is intended to support researchers and crop improvement; no current collection inventory or results for new crop varieties were disclosed."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"The renovation of the Abu Ghraib bank, operating since 1977, expanded seed-storage capacity. The figures describe capacity, not the current collection.\n\nFAO, the European Union and Iraq’s Ministry of Agriculture inaugurated the rehabilitated National Plant Genetic Resources Bank in Abu Ghraib on September 15. A United Nations in Iraq release dated October 1 says the facility, established in 1977, received improved storage technologies, digital documentation and solar systems.\n\nIt can now store up to 30,000 seed samples for medium-term use and up to 20,000 for long-term conservation. These are capacity limits; the release does not say the bank currently holds those quantities. The bank is intended to support researchers and crop improvement; no current collection inventory or results for new crop varieties were disclosed.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"agriculture","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/agriculture-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic agricultural landscape with wheat, olive trees and irrigation channels.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"agriculture","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/agriculture-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic agricultural landscape with wheat, olive trees and irrigation channels.","language":"en"}}}