As part of the “ FSL initiatives for Wheat Farmers and Livestock Herders via Irrigation Rehabilitation and Agricultural Assistance in NW Syria – Envelope-1” project, funded by the Syria Cross-border Humanitarian Fund (SCHF), The Establishment for Human Care and Development – MASRRAT, in cooperation with the Directorate of Agriculture in Idlib, organized a two-day agricultural seminar entitled:
“Key Challenges Affecting Agriculture and Food Security in Northwest Syria.”
The seminar addressed several important topics, including the impacts of climate change, climate-smart agriculture, natural resource conservation, and water harvesting techniques.
The event brought together a distinguished group of academics, agricultural engineers, and representatives from relevant institutions and entities, including:
• Eng. Anas Al-Rahmoun, Director of the Climate Change and Environmental Awareness Department at the Ministry of Local Administration and Environment
• Directorate of Agriculture in Idlib and Aleppo
• General Commission for Scientific Agricultural Research in Damascus
• Agricultural Research Center in Idlib
• Cotton Research Center in Aleppo
• Faculties of Agriculture in Idlib and Aleppo
• Agricultural Engineers Syndicate in Idlib
• Veterinary Doctors Syndicate in Idlib
• Representatives of local organizations
• A number of agricultural engineers and farmers
At the conclusion of the seminar, an awareness booklet on climate-smart agriculture and climate change was distributed to all participants.