One of the hundred orders left by the US governor of Iraq Paul Bremer in 2004 imposes US standards of seed patenting and control over Iraqi farmers, also paving the way for GM wheat. Iraq is is the centre of origin of wheat, which was first cultivated in the mesopotamian basin. But the countries seed diversity has been badly decimated.</p><p><a href="http://www.the-scientist.com/news/20051130/01">The Scientist: Critics decry GM rule in Iraq, Nov. 30, 2005</a>