Minister “Shahristani” sponsors our distinguished university scientists
Food revolution through an innovation by the scientist “Kubba”

Ministry of higher education and scientific research sponsors innovations, researches, distinguished scientific activities and all the innovations and breakthroughs made by our university, especially in achieving a genetic mutation in wheat that would form a food revolution, God willing, for Iraq and the world through the findings of scientist Dr. Ayad Kubba in his scientific researches to serve our society, according to the directives and recommendations of the minister, Dr. Hussein al-Shahristani that our efforts should be in the service of community as one of our priorities, so he sponsored the innovation of the scientist Ayad Kubba to develop wheat , so the minister ordered to provide all supplies to continue his researches. In order to expand the scientific activity and effort concerning the increase of wheat species called “inya 66”, where Dr. Hussein Al-Shahristani kept abreast of Ayad Jaber Kabbah’ scientific achievement that many world institutions interested in via his participation in a world conference in Turkey.

Also the minister kept abreast of wheat species called “Uruk” after Dr. Iyad Kabbah conducted his experiments and harvested wheat at Baghdad university experimental field based on standard specifications, so the results showed an increase in the number and type of wheat grains and the spikes’ resistance to weather conditions and a reduce in the length of the shank by 25 cm. The minister received a copy of this patent and a copy of the approval certificate of the ministry of agriculture as well as certificates of appreciation from the ministers of higher education, agriculture, planning, president of the university of Baghdad for this scientific achievement and an enclosed copy of the article published in the British journal “QS” concerning the wheat species named “Uruk”. His Excellency expressed his pleasure and gratitude for this Iraqi scientific achievement and offered to provide all the requirements needed by agricultural operations for the coming seasons. The university website team and t.v channel office at the university of Baghdad accompanied this visit and documented it with a series of photos and film scenes.









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