2025-06-05T17: 11: 28+00: 00
Shafaq Information/ Thursday, the Ministry of Economic system and International Commerce of Syria offered an agricultural plan to strengthen nationwide manufacturing.
As soon as it’s a cornerstone of the financial system, the agricultural sector of Syria has suffered extreme setbacks since 2011 attributable to harm associated to warfare, lack of infrastructure and extended drought.
The Ministry declared that the plan is aimed toward prolonged cultivation, entry to agricultural inputs and direct monetary assist to producers improved. “We’re reactivating the agricultural sector by way of incentives and logistics assist,” mentioned Hassan Al-Ahmad, director of the Ministry’s Workplace.
Al-Ahmad attributed the deterioration of the sector to the earlier political selections that lowered the assist of farmers and exaggerated exterior provide agreements.
In accordance with the UN Agriculture and Meals Group (FAO), wheat manufacturing has decreased from greater than 4 million tons previous to the battle to lower than a million tons lately, forcing Syria to import greater than 90% of their wheat wants.
Nevertheless, the insurance policies of the outdated regime “dismantled native manufacturing and pushed the nation to the company,” mentioned Al-Ahmad, including that the target of the brand new initiative is to “cut back international dependence and obtain sustainable meals safety.”