Prof. Dr. Ali Darub KassarAl-Hiyali

Dept.of Agricultural Economics

Agricultural legislation plays an important role in organizing agricultural activity and determining the rules of agricultural relations between the state represented by its departments related to agriculture and between farmers or those engaged in agriculture and between these farmers each other with each other, and as long as these legislations are the focus of agricultural activity in the state, they should be realistic and clear-cut so that it is it has its effectiveness and feasibility, which makes it a sound management of agricultural policy planning and programs, and facilitates its efficient and targeted application, for which the state legislates. Numerous legislations have been issued covering various aspects of agricultural production, and over time, a comprehensive review should be conducted so that the state can demonstrate the smoothness and effectiveness of these laws and their compliance with the economic and social changes that society is going through until they become fully compatible with the needs of society and a positive way to advance development and raise the level of agricultural production. And that the term sustainable development, although it was not prevalent since the beginning of the enactment of those laws, but the Iraqi legislator took it upon himself to achieve most of the goals that were identified and approved later within what is known as sustainable development.

             Legislation in general, including agricultural legislation, was concerned with regulating and protecting the use of available resources at the present time, while ensuring their sustainability for future generations. As the agricultural legislation in Iraq, since the issuance of the Agrarian Reform Law in 1958 and until the present time, contains among its folds and within its paragraphs and articles what came in line with the sustainable development goals that were identified by the United Nations and what was stated in international agreements and treaties that concern the issue of sustainable development, which requires With him to stand on the consensus and analyze it to work on confirming it and focus on continuing to work according to it and adding legislation and regulations that enhance its existence and ensure the achievement of its set goals. There ar