The farmers in Eastern Ghouta use adaptable agricultural practices
31/01/2024
Climate change is causing harmful consequence on agriculture in the Syrian Arab Republic, making farming production challenging for stallholder farmers who already suffer the accumulative impact of more than 12...
Disability is never an obstacle at farmer field schools
10/01/2024
“The farmers were surprised and shocked. It was not easy for me to ignore the way they looked at me as a person with special needs who will provide information...
FAO supports farmers transitioning to farming as a business
05/12/2023
“Now I can assess the market’s demands and my farm’s situation using SWOT analysis, then produce and promote suitable products to increase the profits. Thanks to FAO farmers business school...
Integration of animal support helps small-herders sustain livelihoods
30/11/2023
When Khadija received 500 kilograms fodder to feed her 15 heads of sheep, besides treating her sheep against diseases, she felt empowered to produce better quantity and quality of dairy...
The only female artificial insemination technician for cattle in Syria empowers rural women
23/11/2023
“I remember one woman asked me to save her newborn calf. She said to me ‘Please, whatever you need to do, don’t let my calf die.’ I did my best...
FAO improves water resources management capacities in the Syrian Arab Republic
23/10/2023
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has collaborated with the General Organization of Remote Sensing (GORS) to launch a comprehensive training programme aimed at enhancing knowledge...
The rural development center in Deir Ez-Zor to improve women’s lives
17/09/2023
The rural development center (RDC) in Al Mayadeen – Deir Ez-Zor Governorate – is operating again after malfunction status for years by the conflict. Thanks to the support of Italy...
Main irrigation canal in Hama operates again after destruction by earthquake.
14/09/2023
“That night of the earthquake was horrifying. The main irrigation canal was severely cracked, and we were so worried that we would lose the crops for the season because couldn’t...
FAO provides a climate smart technology to improve agricultural production in Eastern Ghouta
03/08/2023
A well-levelled land is important for farmers in rural areas as it makes irrigation easier, faster, and more efficient since water can reach every part of the field evenly with...
PUBLICATION: Capitalization of the rehabilitation of Al-Rastan irrigation network study
12/07/2023
The rehabilitation of the northern part of the Homs-Hama irrigation network in the Syrian Arab Republic was implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) under...
FAO meets stakeholders to enhance the olive value chain in Syria
10/07/2023
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) launched an inception meeting last month with 23 representatives from different stakeholders across the olive value chain, including the Syrian...
FAO promoting GBV awareness in Syria through Farmer Field School activities
18/06/2023
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has launched a new cycle of Farmer Field Schools (FFS) in five governorates across Syria, as part of the ‘Building...
FAO ‘Nabta’ influences Amina to become a self-reliant breadwinner for her family
07/06/2023
Flexibility, consistency and knowledge are the key ingredients for Amina’s success. She is a true lead example for other women in her village in Deir Ez-Zor as she thrived her...
FAO works with the local communities in Daraa and Deir Ez-Zor towards early recovery
01/06/2023
The involvement of the local community to actively lead the identification of the needs and prioritizing these needs to improve their living conditions and livelihood, especially agricultural, is fundamental to...
Rehabilitation of pumping sets in Ar-Raqqa and Deir-Ez-Zor sustains access to irrigation for farmers
25/05/2023
The current low level of flow of the river Euphrates has led to the interruption of irrigation in both Ar-Raqqa and Deir-Ez-Zor Governorates. This in turn has worsened the adverse...
Italy and FAO sign an agreement for controlling water hyacinth pest in Hama Governorate
15/05/2023
Italy, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) are pleased to announce their impactful partnership that aims to assist vulnerable small-scale...
FAO and OCHA help farmers get their livestock back along with hope
26/04/2023
“The protection of our livestock secures our livelihoods,” – said Mohammed Hamzeh, a small-livestock keeper of five heads of cows in rural Damascus, who benefited from FAO’s vaccination campaign, and...
UN report warns of accelerating food insecurity in the Arab region due to global crises
30/03/2023
2022 Overview highlights the need to focus on trade as an enabler to achieve food security and nutrition.
Hunger and malnutrition have reached critical levels in the Arab region as access...
FAO is helping earthquake victims resume food production and agricultural livelihoods
27/03/2023
Baraa Al Ali had already lived through a lot when the earthquake struck Syria and Türkiye on February 6.
The 44-year-old mother of six from Al Ghab, a district in the...
Türkiye-Syria earthquake: farmers are in need of immediate assistance
17/03/2023
As the sheer devastation provoked by the earthquake that hit Türkiye and the Syrian Arab Republic on 6 February 2023 continues to be revealed, the Food and Agriculture Organization of...