I just got another report from Paul McKellips, US Department of State, Public Affairs GO Team. He’s on assignment in Erbil, Iraq. This report is about the work being done to repair tractors in Iraq.

A joint effort between USAID and the Agriculture Reconstruction and Development Program for Iraq (ARDI) is nearing completion on a $28.9 million tractor repair and renovation program. Thirty years of wars, sanctions and a tyrannical regime silenced thousands of farm tractors. After inspecting 10,000 tractors across the country, 5,000 were deemed repairable. Tractor owners are not charged for the repairs. USAID has partnered with Case New Holland and Massey Ferguson – whose brands make up the largest share of agricultural machinery in Iraq – to establish 14 workshops across the country.

You can listen to his report here: Tractor Repari – Erbil (3 min MP3)