authors
Hadeel Gh. Hassan, Omar M Habeeb and Hadeel F Hameed

abstract
The research aims to study the factors affecting the consumption of maize in Iraq for the period (1995-2020), and the research reached several conclusions, the most important of which is the population parameter was positive, and the positive sign of this variable parameter agreed with our expectations and the concepts of economic theory that stipulated in its literature the positive relationship between the two variables and the explanation for this lies in the fact that increasing the population contributes to increasing the consumption of maize. Domestic production The positive sign of the parameter of this variable agreed with the concepts of economic theory, as this variable contributes to providing positive incentives to increase domestic production, while the domestic price and the negative sign of this parameter of this variable agreed with our expectations and the concepts of economic theory. It makes the local agricultural producers more competitive in the local and foreign markets due to the low prices of their agricultural products, so their exports increase and their imports of agricultural products decrease, and this leads to an increase in agricultural growth rates. The economic direction should be directed towards increasing production at the level of Iraq in relation to the areas that enjoy a comparative advantage in this crop through vertical or horizontal expansion or both together, the need to provide modern agricultural techniques in the cultivation of the yellow corn crop such as seeds, fertilized hoe, pesticides, sprinkler irrigation system and improved varieties continuously for farmers and work to reduce their prices or deduct their price in installments, especially those that need a large capital when purchasing them.