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Dear All, We are pleased to share the Special Report of the FAO/WFP Crop and Food Security
Assessment Mission to the Syrian Arab Republic: |
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Special Report - FAO/WFP Crop and Food Security Assessment Mission to the
Syrian Arab Republic |
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18 July 2017 OBJECTIVES A joint FAO/WFP Crop and Food Security Mission (CFSAM) visited the Syrian Arab
Republic between 1 May and 31 May 2017 to estimate crop production and assess the overall food security situation. A team of 12 agriculture, livestock and food security international and national
experts from FAO and WFP visited Syria in May 2017 to conduct an independent Crop and Food Security Assessment. This was the fourth assessment since the beginning of the crisis in 2011, however, for the first time, the team has been able to visit 7 governorates,
including Aleppo, Homs and Al-Hasakeh, the former bread-basket in North Eastern Syria at the border with Turkey. The team conducted visits to farms and markets, and interviewed farmers, traders, displaced and resident households across the country to cross-check
secondary information provided by the Government and International Organizations. |
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Enquiries may be directed to: Global Information and Early Warning System on Food and Agriculture (GIEWS) Trade and Markets Division (EST)
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Viale delle Terme di Caracalla 00153 Rome, Italy |
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