FAO in Syria

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11 August 2022
August 12 marks International Youth Day, this year’s theme is “Intergenerational solidarity: Creating a World for All Ages” where the international community will celebrate youth involvement and amplify the message that action from all generations is needed to achieve sustainable development goals (SDGs), and ensure no one is left behind. As...
02 August 2022
FAO in the Syrian Arab Republic releases the “Monthly Agriculture Input and Commodity Price Bulletin - AICPB”, which provides timely insights from 35 districts across Homs, Hama, Aleppo, Tartous, Deir-ez-Zor, Rural Damascus, Al-Hasakeh and Dar’a governorates. The purpose of the bulletin is to inform relevant stakeholders, including the Food Security...
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...