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ProjectFactsheetTechnical Assistance to the Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform (MAAR) - Restoration of Technical Education in Agriculture - TCP/SYR/3705 2022
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No results found.The Syrian conflict 2011 to date) has had a major impact on the social fabric of the country, the major economic sectors and the livelihoods of Syrian people, including the agriculture sector and rural livelihoods that depend on agriculture The conflict has also driven large numbers of young people, including technical experts and technicians across many disciplines, to emigrate, creating a devastating impact on the technical institutions that will be the key to the eventual reconstruction of the country and relaunch of the economy In the agriculture sector, for example, the government run Organization for Seed Multiplication technical facility based in Aleppo has lost 60 of 110 staff with a Master’s degree or above Similar situations can be found at all levels, and across a number of subsectors and industries It is likely that skills shortages will be a major constraint to the recovery of the post conflict economy One priority identified by the government is the need to restore agricultural technical education This has three levels agricultural technical schools providing targeted secondary education on technical subjects relating to agriculture agricultural diplomas (two years of post secondary education) and agricultural degrees (five years at university level) Agricultural technical schools, targeting those aged from 15 to 18 will be key to rebuilding the cadre of agricultural technicians, who are the backbone of the agricultural vocational services food production and processing. -
ProjectFactsheetEmergency Agricultural Assistance to Vulnerable Drought-Affected Smallholder Farmers in Aleppo Governorat - TCP/SYR/3701 2020
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No results found.Already weakened by the current crisis, which is in its eighth year, the scale, severity and complexity of humanitarian and recovery needs in the Syrian Arab Republic remains exceedingly high, as a result of the combined impacts of crisis and the recent drought, which severely affected the agricultural sector. Indeed, wheat production in the 2017/2018 winter season, the only major crop growing season per year, was the lowest since 1989, and about 30 percent of the pre-crisis average of 4.1 million tonnes (2002-2011). Given the poor cereal harvest in 2017/2018, seed was very likely to be in extremely short supply for the coming season, starting in October 2018. The drought affected the main wheat production areas of Al-Hasakeh, Ar-Raqqa, Aleppo, Deir ez-Zor and Hama governorates, which account for about96 percent of the total nationalwheat production. Against this background, the project aimed to reduce the vulnerability of drought and crisis-affected households to food and nutrition insecurity, by providing support to life-saving quick-impact agricultural interventions. The project focused on Aleppo Governorate, which is one of the major wheat production areas in the country, and severely affected by the recent drought. -
ProjectFactsheetEmergency Assistance to Vulnerable Fruit Trees Farmers Affected by the Forest Fires in Lattakia - TCP/SYR/3604 2020
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No results found.The Lattakia governorate is a vital area for fruit farming(citrus fruits, apples and olives) in the Syrian ArabRepublic. In the period from October to December 2016, devastating forest fires spread into agricultural areas,damaging 1 377 hectares of farmland. The MAAR initiallyindicated their willingness to support affected farmers through the provision of tree saplings and cash so that farming activities could be resumed during the ensuingseason. However, because of other priorities that required urgent attention in the country, it was later recognized that the MAAR could not provide the necessary support tohelp restore the livelihoods of these fruit farming HHs .Accordingly, FAO received a request for assistance and, in February 2017, conducted a rapid assessment in thedisaster area of Lattakia. It was concluded that the forest fires adversely affected the food security and livelihoods of approximately 4 000 fruit producing HHs, who requiredexternal support in the form of essential agricultural inputs. The FAO assessment advised that the affected farmers urgently required winter vegetable farmingpackages and olive saplings for the upcoming season, as well as training that targeted the development of agricultural methods.
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