Help Desk Review
Although the agricultural area of the Syrian Arab Republic is spread over large areas of the country, the agricultural sector is facing many difficulties in light of deteriorating security conditions and the high cost of farming. Key findings are as follows:
The country's diverse crops reflect its environmental and geographical areas, and include wheat, barley, legumes, olives, grapes, cherries, and citrus fruits.
Crops are susceptible for several seasons to severe ecological stresses, however, such as frost during initial growth stages, or to rainfall retention and high temperatures during the maturity stage.
Although the country is still plagued by frequent droughts, results for 2017 show an improvement in vegetation conditions in the northern crop-growing areas of Aleppo, Idleb, Hama and Al-Hassakeh.