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Two New Water Pumping Stations to Provide 40,000 cbm/day to Damascus
RODECO Consulting GmbH, a German consultancy specialized in the water sector, has been appointed to help restructure the Damascus Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (DAWSSA).
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Government Provides Update on Works on the Tigris River Project
A Syrian state official has announced that the very first phase of works on the project to divert water from the Tigris River was about to be completed.
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Ministry of Economy Sets New Wheat Prices
The Ministry of Economic and Trade has issued the new prices for wheat sold by the General Establishment for Cereals Trade and Processing, also known as HOBOOB, to factories and private mills.
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Government to Reschedule Farmers’ Debts
The Government has announced a new plan to reschedule SYP 1 billion in debts owed by Syrian farmers to the state-owned Agricultural Bank as the wheat crop is facing another bad year.
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Government sets Procurement Prices for Cotton, Sugar Beet
Procurement prices for seed cotton paid by the Cotton Marketing Organization (CMO) to farmers will stand at SYP 42.00 (USD 0.91) per kilogramme in the coming season for the crop bought before November 15.
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Syria’s Wheat Output to Fall by a Third as Yellow Rust Epidemic Hits Crop
Syria’s wheat output is expected to fall by a third as a devastating epidemic of yellow rust has hit the soft wheat crop.
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Parliament Approves Water Systems Loan Deal with KFAED
The Syrian Parliament has ratified an agreement signed earlier this year between the Government and the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) to part finance the rehabilitation and expansion of water supply system in Damascus city and its s...
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Decree to Rationalize Water Consumption in the Agricultural Sector
The Syrian President has issued two new decrees to speed up the transfer into modern irrigation techniques and organize the overall cotton industry and market.
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Sugar Beet Crop to Reach 1.4 Million Tons
Syria’s sugar beet crop is expected to reach 1.4 million tons in 2010, according to a recent report released by the Ministry of Agriculture.
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Water Shortages, High Input Prices, Limit Crop Level
Syria’s 2009/2010 cotton crop is estimated at 660,000 metric tons of raw (seed) cotton grown on 165,000 hectares, some 25 percent below planned production.
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