HIGHLIGHTS

• As the Syrian war enters its seventh year, food production remains at a record low. Hunger is rampant and deepening across the country with over half the population unable to meet their daily food needs.
• Approximately 7 million people will be food insecure in 2017 and a further 2 million are at risk of food insecurity.
• According to the FAO report, Counting the cost: Agriculture in Syria after six years of crisis the following findings were reported:
  o A total of USD 16 billion has been lost in terms of production and damages to the agriculture sector.
  o An estimated USD 11-17 billion is required to rebuild the agriculture sector over a three-year period.
  o Over 75 percent of households still grow food for their own consumption, even if at a much reduced scale.
  o Some 94 percent of communities felt that increased support in agriculture would reduce internal and external migration.
  o Government’s ability to support farmers has been highly affected. Support has either decreased significantly or stopped entirely.
  o Less than half the 2011 rural population still lived in rural areas in 2016.