Damascus: Syria has been facing civil war for more than 10 years, causing food shortages in the country. Kahwa, a mother of eight in eastern Syria, has said that she has faced a lot of problems feeding her children due to a serious wheat crisis in the country.
In one round Syria used to produce more than the domestic needs of wheat in the Middle East. It was the only country in the region to do so. But now Syria needs to import wheat. Professor Omar Abdul Razzaq, dean of agriculture faculty at Euphrates University in Deir Ezzor and Raqqa, says Syria's northeastern region produced between 50 and 60 per cent of Syria's wheat production. But during the civil war, the area was out of the country's control. In 2020, the country grew only 1 million tonnes of wheat, which is only one-third of its requirement.
The Syrian government limited the amount of food that each family can buy. On the other hand, the government's decision to double prices twice in the past year has put millions of Syrians in poverty. According to the UN report, 1.24 million Syrian civilians, who make up three-quarters of the population, are facing food insecurity. In fact, the country has lost 1million hectares of land after the war. The Syrian government has been fighting the Islamic State terror group for a long time.
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