[2] GMAAD assists farmers in buying fertilizer and seeds in addition to hiring drivers and renting equipment to harvest wheat and barley.
The cooperative was founded with the help of the USDA's Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) to rebuild Iraq's agricultural sector.
USDA agricultural advisors Floyd Wood, Glen Brown and John Ellerman provided technical expertise and guidance during the formation of the cooperative.
[5] Future projects of the cooperative may include construction of a date-processing plant, cattle chutes and a poultry feed mill.
[1] A new book, We Meant Well: How I Helped Lose the Battle for Iraqi Hearts and Minds, by former PRT Team Leader Peter Van Buren, covers the Green Mada'in and updates the referenced reconstruction projects in Iraq.