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Amman – Thursday, February 4, 2021 – The SRTF’s focus on Syria’s agriculture sector has positively impacted over 27,400 farmers in Syria in 2020. Over the past year, the SRTF approved one new recovery project in the agriculture sector in Northern Aleppo, as well as four stabilization i...
Türkiye – Wednesday, February 3, 2021 – The SRTF announced new deliveries under its project, “Support of Vegetable Production in Northern Aleppo” today. The deliveries consisted of manual backpack sprayers, personal protective equipment (PPE), and black plastic sheets (plastic mulch).
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Türkiye - Tuesday, January 26, 2021 – The SRTF announced the delivery of safety work clothes to its project, “Agriculture Support to Farmers in Northern Aleppo”, today. Received by the implementing entity (IE) of the project, the delivery, consisting of 2,490 pieces of coveralls, rubber g...
Türkiye – Sunday, January 24, 2021 – The SRTF announced new deliveries to two of its agriculture projects in Northern Aleppo today. The deliveries consisted of four irrigation systems to project “Support for the Recovery of Livestock Production in Northern Aleppo Governorate” and 7,500 ...
Türkiye – Wednesday, January 20, 2021- Today, the SRTF announced the delivery of five rototillers to the implementing entity (IE) of its project “Support of Vegetable Production in Northern Aleppo”.
The equipment delivered today will be used by the IE staff to help farmers prepare and...
Türkiye – Wednesday, January 13, 2021 – As part of its ongoing project, “Agriculture Support to Farmers in Northern Aleppo”, the SRTF is pleased to announce the delivery of 10 soil testing kits to the targeted communities today. These testing kits are used to analyze the farmers’ soi...
Following the success of the first phase of this intervention, “Mechanization and Training Centers for Agricultural Equipment in Ar-Raqqa – Phase I”, the second phase, “Mechanization and Training Centers for Agricultural Equipment in Ar-Raqqa – Phase II” will introduce technical adviso...
Türkiye – Monday, 23rd November 2020 – The SRTF announced the delivery of two shipments in northern Aleppo under the project, “Supporting the Recovery of Livestock Production in Northern Aleppo Governorate” today. The first delivery consisted of 255 metric tons (MT) of barley and four MT...
Amman – Monday, 23rd November 2020 – The SRTF is pleased to announce the approval of two projects and two stabilization interventions, at a total budget of EUR 8 million, in northern Aleppo and Ar-Raqqa, respectively. These new projects and interventions cover a range of sectors including Elec...
Agriculture remains a key part of the economy in northern Aleppo. The sector is a critical “safety net” for the communities, including internally displaced people (IDPs), who reside in several rural areas. However, due to the ongoing conflict, the agriculture sector in Syria has suffered from ...
Amman - Tuesday, 21st July 2020 - The SRTF announced today the approval of two new stabilization interventions to boost Electricity, WASH and Agriculture sectors in Ar-Raqqa and Deir Ez-Zor governorates for a total budget of EUR 1.02 million, bringing the total budget allocated to the SRTF’s ...
For years, many of Ar-Raqqa residents depended on fishing in the Euphrates and fish farming as one source of their livelihoods in addition to agriculture and livestock breeding. However, due to the conflict and recent influx of displaced families and returnees to Ar-Raqqa, vital sectors suffered...
The SRTF has been working relentlessly to revive the agricultural sector in Ar-Raqqa Governorate to restore it to pre-conflict activity levels -after years of skirmishes. To that end, the SRTF intervened through the implementation of three phases of the project: "Agricultural Support to Farmers in...
The project targets an area in Northern Aleppo populated with around 54,500, of whom about 42,000 are indigenous inhabitants; most of which work in agriculture mainly in the cultivation of potatoes and garlic.
As of today, there are around 3,000 potato growers in the targeted area and its surro...
Prior to the conflict under the Ministry of Agriculture of the Syrian Government, the General Organization for Seed Multiplication (GOSM) used to provide farmers with various support, such as, seeds of grains, legumes, and vegetables that were of good quality and disease-free. GOSM also used to se...
In the past, Ar-Raqqa Governorate was known to produce a large share of Syria’s important cereal crops until its agricultural productivity came to halt with severe setbacks as a result of its fight for liberation from Daesh. Currently, Ar-Raqqa’s community, and its returning population, remain...
Addressing the issue of stabilization in areas liberated from Daesh is a vital priority as more and more formerly displaced civilians return to their homes in Ar-Raqqa. These civilians continue to face a myriad of hardships and challenges to their livelihoods including lack of access to sufficient...
Ar-Raqqa - Tuesday, 16 April 2019 - The SRTF announced the delivery of 200 tons of wheat seeds to farmers under the project “Agriculture Support to Farmers – Phase II” today. The delivery was carried out in two phases with an additional expected delivery of 160 tons wheat seeds planned; ...
Restoring the agriculture sector in ِAr-Raqqa governorate is critical to stabilization efforts, to enhance the resilience of returning populations, and to improve food production after many years of conflict. The SRTF’s support to the agriculture sector started in July 2018 under phase one of its “Agricultural Support to Farmers” intervention. The work was expanded into a second phase in November, and with this newly approved third phase, the SRTF will scale assistance to additional farmer cooperatives, using learned best practices from Phase I and II including sourcing quality inputs...
Prior to the outbreak of conflict, a modest 50% of fodder needed for livestock breeders were available at both good quality and affordable prices. Since the start of the conflict, the regime ceased providing fodder to livestock breeders, and as a result, the local market for fodder has been destab...
Ar-Raqqa Governorate was once the breadbasket of Syria, producing a large share of Syria’s important cereal crops. Agricultural productivity has been severely affected since Daesh took control of Ar-Raqqa. During the fight to liberate Ar-Raqqa from Daesh, many civilians were forced to abandon ...
As increasing numbers of formerly displaced civilians return to Ar-Raqqa, they face a myriad of hardships and challenges to their livelihoods. This includes the lack of access to sufficient food, water, shelter, and other key needs. Addressing these issues is vital to the stabilization of areas li...
Raqqa governorate has been one of the most heavily damaged areas during the fight to liberate it from Daesh. Since it was liberated, more than 138,000 IDPs have returned to Ar-Raqqa city and surroundings and need assistance. With the destruction of much of the infrastructure, access to sustainable...
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