[Iraq] Protests: Peaceful protest

Summary

Single-source ACLED detection — awaiting independent verification. Farmers from three Iraqi governorates staged a peaceful protest on April 11, 2025, at Ghammas Junction, demanding delayed agricultural compensations including payments for banned rice cultivation, storm-damaged wheat crops, and other outstanding claims. The demonstration reflects ongoing agricultural sector grievances in central-southern Iraq.

Supply chain impact

No commodities or chokepoints are directly mapped to this event; second-order effects depend on how the situation escalates and whether similar protests spread across Iraq's agricultural regions.

Watch points

• Monitor for expansion of farmer protests to other Iraqi governorates, particularly if compensation payments remain delayed
• Track government response and any policy announcements regarding agricultural subsidies or crop damage relief programs