FAO in Syria

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07 July 2022
“I want to develop a beehive-making business and improve my own technical skills. I am motivated to produce quality beehives and quality honey, and to build a reputation to attract new customers.” Maher Dallah, a 33-year-old entrepreneur from Ar-Rastan, Homs Governorate.  Maher’s business idea was technically reviewed and selected along...
27 June 2022
“I have always wanted to be financially independent. FAO’s farmers’ field school has paved my way to becoming a productive farmer, and being able to contribute to supporting my family,” said Riad Ghazi, a young farmer from Yadoda - Daraa governorate. From 2020 onwards, FAO in Syria established 150 farmer field...
26 June 2022
Wheat is crucial to Syria’s food security – it is an essential element of the Syrian diet. For which they have to thank many thousands of small-scale farmers for their efforts some of whom have been being supported by FAO.   Today, in June 2022, the Muhardeh countryside in Hama governorate is...
15 June 2022
Fatima Al-Salameh, a 37-year-old mother from Hussainyah - Deir Ez-Zor governorate, has been working for years in land preparation and harvest activities for neighboring landowners to support her family of nine members, a husband, six daughters and an only son. She always dreamt of starting her business on her own...
26 May 2022
“I am glad I attended the sessions at FAO farmers’ field school. I thought I knew about herding, but I discovered that there is still a lot to learn and apply for better sheep production,” Fouad Ahmad, a forty-year-old livestock keeper in Deir Ez-Zor. Deir Ez-Zor governorate, located in eastern Syria,...