[FAO_logo_Blue_2lines_en] Dear All, We are pleased to share the Special Report of the FAO Crop and Food Supply Assessment Mission to the Syrian Arab Republic: Special Report - FAO Crop and Food Supply Assessment Mission to the Syrian Arab Republic 9 October 2018 OBJECTIVES A joint FAO/WFP Crop and Food Security Mission (CFSAM) visited the Syrian Arab Republic between 25 June and 19 July 2018 to estimate crop production and to assess the overall food security situation. On arrival in the country, the international members of the CFSAM team spent five days in Damascus prior to going to the field. During that time, they held meetings with the Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform (MAAR) and a number of other relevant ministries and state bodies of the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic. Following two weeks of data collection in the field in six governorates, the CFSAM team returned to Damascus to be briefed by MAAR officials who had collected further data independently in all governorates, and, most importantly, in governorates that the international team had been unable to visit. This was followed by a second round of meetings with the main technical directorates of MAAR. Prior to departure from the country, the Mission briefed the Minister of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform on its main findings. [cid:image008.jpg@01D45FE0.37F5B6B0] [cid:image003.jpg@01D22E18.73410720] Go to the full report<http://www.fao.org/3/CA1805EN/ca1805en.pdf> [cid:image003.jpg@01D22E18.73410720] Go to the other reports<http://www.fao.org/giews/reports/special-reports/en/> Enquiries may be directed to: Global Information and Early Warning System on Food and Agriculture (GIEWS)<http://www.fao.org/giews/en/> Trade and Markets Division (EST) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Viale delle Terme di Caracalla 00153 Rome, Italy E-mail: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the GIEWSAlertsAsia-L list, click the following link: &*TICKET_URL(GIEWSAlertsAsia-L,SIGNOFF);