MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE
Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform - Damascus
Mr Hassan Faoud, Deputy Minister
Mr Abdelkader Archid, Director of Institutes
Mr Arrfam Aloush, Director of Planning and Statistics Department
Mr Hammad Safadi, Chief of Statistics Division
Mr Nashi Shibani, Chief of Economic Division
Mr Mounir Haidar, Chief of Planning Division
Mr S. Karboun, Foreign Relations
General Establishment of Fisheries
GEF Directorate, Jeble
Dr Sulieman Youssef, General Director
Mr Fouad Mathrot, Deputy Director
Mr Kamal Barakat, Fisheries Officer
Marine Fisheries Branch, Latakia
Mr Abad Ahman, Director of Marine Fisheries
Mr Fouad Bicharar, Fisheries Officer
General Establishment of Consumption, Damascus
Mr Antoine Loufti, Meat and Fish Branch Director
General Establishment of Fodder, Damascus
Dr Sami Molki, Director of Foreign Trade
OTHER ADMINISTRATIONS OR INSTITUTIONS
State Planning Commission, Damascus
Mr Riad Sa'ad Eddine, Director of Agriculture Sector
Damascus University, Faculty of Sciences, Damascus
Dr Hamwi Adel, Director of Zoology Department, President of National Committee of Oceanography
Tichreene University, Faculty of Sciences, Latakia
Dr Yacine Kassab, Professor of Animal Ecology/Hydrobiology
Dr A. Khaskiyne, Professor of Animal Physiology
Dr Serhan Lakya, Professor of Botany
PUBLIC ENTERPRISES
Mr Ezeldin Kanjarawi, Chicken Institute of Latakia
Mr Tarik Gendi, Under Cover Vegetable Cultivation Project
(Arab Union Organization for Agriculture Development), Latakia
Mr Bassam Bitar, General Establishment of Electricity, Baniyas Power Station
MULTILATERAL AND BILATERAL AID
FAO Office, Damascus
Mr Joseph Chami, FAO Representative
Ms Rajah Teyloumi, Assistant to the FAO Representative
UNDP Office, Damascus
Mr Johnson, Resident Representative ad interim
EEC Office, Damascus
Mr Elio Germano, EEC Representative in Syria
| First Mission (1981) | ||
| 31.5.81 | - | Departure Rome Arrival Damascus |
| 1.6.81 | - | Visit to FAO Representative Visit to the Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform Departure Damascus Visit to the southern Syrian coast Arrival Tartous |
| 2.6.81 | - | Departure Tartous Arrival Jeble Visit to the General Establishment of Fisheries (GEF) Departure Jeble Arrival Latakia Visit to the Marine Branch (GEF) |
| 3.6.81 | - | Visit to the northern Syrian coast (Latakia-Turkish border) |
| 4.6.81 | - | Visit to Sin farm in Baniyas Visit to the central Syrian coast |
| 5.6.81 | - | Departure Latakia Arrival Damascus |
| 6.6.81 | - | Last meetings with FAO, University of Damascus and Ministry of Agriculture Departure Damascus |
| Second Mission (1982) | ||
| 6.6.82 | - | Departure Tunis Arrival Damascus |
| 7.6.82 | - | Visit to FAO office Visit to UNDP office Visit to the Ministry of Agriculture |
| 8.6.82 | - | Visit to the EEC Representative Visit to Damascus fish market |
| 9.6.82 | - | Visit to the General Establishment of Fodder |
| 10.6.82 | - | Departure Damascus Arrival Jeble Visit to the GEF Arrival Latakia Visit to the Marine branch of GEF |
| 11.6.82 | - | Report |
| 12.6.82 | - | Visit to the Latakia fish market Visit to the Baniyas power station Visit to the Under Cover Agriculture Project, Jeble |
| 13.6.82 | - | Visit to the Latakia University Visit to the Chicken Institute, Latakia Visit to the Oceanographic Laboratory, Latakia |
| 14.6.82 | - | Visit to the Petroleum Terminal, Baniyas Last meeting with GEF |
| 15.6.82 | - | Departure Latakia Visit to the Mehardeh power station Arrival Damascus |
| 16.6.82 | - | Visit to the Ministry of Agriculture Meeting with FAO, University of Damascus and GEF |
| 17.6.82 | - | Visit to the General Establishment of Consumption Meeting with the Deputy Minister of Agriculture |
Abecor Country Report - Syria - London, 1981 Abecor, 2 p.
ADCP, 1979 Development of coastal aquaculture in the Mediterranean region. Report of a mission to formulate a cooperative programme of activities, October 1978–February 1979. Rome, FAO, ADCP/MR/79/5:155 p.
ADCP, 1980 Fish feed technology. Lectures presented at the FAO/UNDP Training Course in fish feed technology, held at the College of Fisheries, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A., 9 October–15 December 1978. Rome, UNDP/FAO, ADCP/REP/80/11:395 p.
ADCP, 1981 Strategy for development of aquaculture in Sri Lanka. Report of planning mission, September–October 1980. Rome, UNDP/FAO, ADCP/MR/81/15:169 p.
Beckman, W.C., 1962 The freshwater fishes of Syria and their general biology and management. FAO Fish. Biol. tech. Pap., (8):297 p.
CEPRALMAR, 1981 Techniques nouvelles d'exploitation. Montpellier, CEPRALMAR, 109 p.
Coche, A.G., 1979 Report of travel to Kuwait, Bahrain and Qatar. Rome, FAO, FAO Travel Rep.Aide Mém. (1973)
Coche, A.G., 1979 G. Cuzon and T. Lichatowitch, Mariculture development in Bahrain. Report of a feasibility mission. Rome, FAO, FI:DP/RAB/71/278/6, 53 p.
CTGREF, 1976 (Centre technique du génie rural des eaux et des forêts). Rapport sur la pisciculture en Israel. Rapport de mission, octobre 1975-décembre 1976. Bordeaux, CTGREF, 57 p.
Cuzon, G., 1980 Feasibility study for establishing a small aquaculture laboratory in United Arab Emirates. Rome, FAO, FI:DP/RAB/71/278/7, 26 p.
Delta-Aquaculture, 1981 Station d'Aquaculture de Martigues-Ponteau. Martigues Delta Aquaculture, 18 p.
FAO, 1968 Report to the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic on fish culture projects and related fields. Based on the work of D.R. Riedel. Rep. FAO/UNDP(TA), (2445):36 p.
FAO, 1979 Fishery country profile: Syria. Rome, FAO, FID/CP/SYR Rev 1:3 p.
France Aquaculture 1980 - Aménagement d'une unité d'aquaculture au laboratoire de biologie marine d'Urla (Turquie) Paris:41 p.
GFCM, 1980a Report of the fourth session of the Cooperative Programme of Research on Aquaculture (COPRAQ). Barcelona, Spain, 16–19 October 1979. FAO Fish Rep., (232):33 p. Issued also in French
GFCM, 1980b Aspects of brackishwater fish and crustacean culture in the Mediterranean. Rome, FAO, Studies and Reviews, 57:131 p.
GFCM, 1981 Management of living resources in the Mediterranean coastal area. Rome, FAO, GFCM Studies and Reviews, 58:349 p.
Gopalakrishnan, V., 1979 A survey of the Gulf of Aqaba for coastal aquaculture. Rome, FAO, FI:DP/JUR/68/511/1
Ledoux, O., 1980 Mariculture in Saudi Arabia: a feasibility analysis in a proposal for a development programme: Rome, FAO, UTFN/SAU/002/SAU (TF 117):98 p.
Osborne, T.S., 1979a Preliminary observations of some aspects of breeding the African cichlid Sarotherodon spilurus. Field Rep.White Fish Auth./Fish.Dev.Proj. Saudi Arabia, (47):32 p.
Osborne, T.S., 1979b Some aspects of the salinity tolerance and subsequent growth of three Tilapia species: Sarotherodon aureus, S. spilurus and T. zilli. Field Rep.White Fish Auth./Fish.Dev.Proj.Saudi Arabia, (48):12 p.
Peacock, N.A., 1979 Feasibility study: the suitability of Tilapia species for marine aquaculture in Saudi Arabia. Field Rep.White Fish Auth./Fish.Dev.Proj. Saudi Arabia, (46):16 p.
Querellou, J., 1980 Mariculture development in the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen. Rome, FAO, FI:DP/PDY/77/003/1, 35 p.
SEPIA International, 1982 Aquaculture marine dans le sud Tunisien, Avant-projet:66 p.
Syrian Arab Republic, 1980 The annual agricultural statistical abstract, 1979. Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic, Ministry of Agriculture and Aquarian Reform: 324 p.
White Fish Authority, 1979a, Aramco demonstration fish farm. Proposal No. 379. Hull, White Fish Authority, Industrial Development Unit
White Fish Authority, 1979b, Establishment of a national fish farming centre in Saudi Arabia. Proposal No. 378. Hull, White Fish Authority, Industrial Development Unit, 22 p.
Map of Syria
Syrian Coast
Syrian Coast (Latakia to Baniyas)
| 1. Materials (ex-works price) | |
| £S | |
| Timber | 1 200-2 000/m3 |
| Cement | 400/t |
| Iron | 3 000/t |
| Aluminium | 25/kg |
| Sand-gravel | 50/m3 |
| Concrete | 1 200/m3 (in place) |
| Concrete (block) | 1.5/block |
| PVC pipes 5" | 35/m |
| (high-pressure)4" | 20/m |
| 3" | 15/m |
| 1.5" | 6/m |
| PVC pipes 200 mm | 25/m |
| (low pressure)150" | 18/m |
| Eternit pipes 400" | 30/m |
| 300" | 20/m |
| Reinforced pipe | 350/m |
| 1 000 mm | |
| 2. Construction/equipment/facilities/building | |
| Earth moving | 5–10/m3 |
| Earth excavation | 5–20/m3 |
| Rock excavation | 100–200/m3 |
| Building (office, house) | 500–600/m2 |
| Building (store room) | 400–500/m2 |
| Greenhouse (with 125 000 kcal/h heater) | 45 000 for a 400 m2 greenhouse |
| Greenhouse (with 2×80 000 kcal/h heater) | 75 000 for a 560 m2 greenhouse |
| Road | 80/m2 |
| 210 kVA power generator | 200 000 |
| 10 kVA power generator | 7 000 |
| Grills (aluminium 1.45 m×0.45 m) | 120 |
3. Transport
External: France (Marseille) or Italy (Genova) to Latakia US$ 800 to 1 000 for 13–16 t container
| Local transport | - 1–50 km | £S 0.22/t/km |
| (official prices) | - 50–100 km | £S 0.19/t/km |
| - 100–200 km | £S 0.14/t/km | |
| - more than 200 km | £S 0.12/t/km | |
| + 20% for carrying |
4. Energy!
| Fuel: | £S 0.9 to 1/l |
| Electricity: | 2 500 kWh/month at £S 0.30/kWh Above at £S 0.35/kWh |
5. Manpower (salaries + charges)
| £S/month | |
| Unskilled labourer | 1 200 |
| Skilled | 1 300 |
| Technician | 1 500 |
| Graduate (min.) | 2 000 |
| Graduate (higher diplomas) | 3 000 |
