FAO: Crop production improves but food security in Syria is still worse

Food security in parts of Syria is slightly better than the same time last year due to an improved security situation and enhanced access to humanitarian assistance, but the overall situation remains far worse than before the war, two UN agencies warned today. The latest Crop and Food Security Assessment Mission (CFSAM) conducted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) estimates total wheat production at 1.8 million tonnes - 12 percent more than last year's record low but still less than half of the pre-conflict ten-year average.