The obstacles in front of the fdi in the agricultural sector of the Northern region of Iraq an economic study of the period 2006-2016

The growth in agricultural sector measured as vital in achieving sustainable development and a significant reduction in poverty in developing countries, so, equally developmental and agricultural economists view productivity growth in the agricultural sector as significant if the agricultural output is to growth at a sufficiently rapid rate to tackle poverty. Thus, FDI considered as a significant source of economic growth in both developed and developing countries. KRG, as most of the other countries, planned to make a friendly investment environment to attract FDI as much as possible toward its region to enhance development acceleration. However, this study evaluates the main obstacles or factors that deter foreign investors from investing in the region's agricultural sector. It assesses the key reasons why FDI has not increased in the region significantly over the past ten years particularly during 2006-2016, besides analysis the foreigners reluctant to invest in the region's agricultural sector. It also investigates the total investment during past ten years by the region's board of investment and the share of FDI both entire and agriculture sector in this investment flow.