This policy paper is a part of the “Open Eye” program of the Vision Foundation organization for strategic research named “Agricultural Sector Development: Government Plan and Private Sector Investment." In the study, the systemic issues that have slowed down agricultural development in Sulaimani Governorate, despite its considerable natural potential, are critically considered. It lists major obstacles in the legislative/bureaucratic, economic/financial, infrastructure/technical, and socio-environmental categories, such as out-of-date land laws, budgetary disregard, inadequate marketing infrastructure, and rural exodus. The research gap between the government planning process and the government's ability to influence the investment process is bridged by introducing a Public-Private Synergy Model. In this model, the government is an Enabler, focusing on legislative reforms (e.g., reforming investment acts, encouraging the private ownership of land), resource infrastructure (dams, soil mapping), regulatory oversight (border control, annual agricultural calendar), and incentives (land to graduates, agricultural media).