As a result of this project, Iraqi AEZ specialists have the capability to continue implementing the national AEZ program in the future and to expand the analysis to all the agricultural regions of the country. However, further technical assistance and investment in the AEZ program is needed in specific areas, for example, an agriculture monitoring system based on remote-sensing technology for national-level policy makers and planners. Such a system could quantify the amount and type of agricultural crops, provide estimates of crop production and yields, and monitor land and irrigation efficiency and water quality. The ultimate goal of the National Program for the Preparation of AEZ Maps is to establish a national agriculture information center that could serve advice to Iraqi farmers on which crops are suitable to grow in their area and when to plant these crops for optimum market conditions.