On his first visit to the holy city of Karbala after getting the position of Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Saleh Hussein al-Husseini said: "The agricultural projects of the al-Abbas's (p) holy shrine are worthy of praise and respect because they contribute to the development of the Iraqi agriculture and restore Iraq's agricultural status, relying on its own potential and the exploitation of natural resources."
The Minister, with his accompanying delegation, had a tour on Thursday 12th of Rabi; al-Thani 1440H corresponding to the December 20, 2018 in some of the agricultural projects of the al-Abbas's (p) holy shrine such as the Al-Kafeel nursery, Khayrat farms of Aba al-Fadl al-Abbas (peace be upon him) and Al-Joud Company for Agricultural Technology and Modern Industry. He was accompanied by the Secretary-General of the Holy Shrine, Engineer Mohammed Al-Ashigar, who gave a detailed explanation of each project, its achievements and the most prominent techniques used in it.