Damascus-SANA
Syrian Ministry of Agriculture and The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) discussed Monday developing the olive production in Syria focusing on production, investment, Quality and export.
At a workshop, held in Damascus Sunday, within FAO’s initiative launched in 2021, under the title (one country, one priority product), Minister of Agriculture Amjad Badr highlighted Syria’s interest in olive’s sector sustainability from field to the consumer and enabling farmers and producers to promote this sector.
FAO resident representative in Syria, Tony al-Atl, in Damascus, said at the meeting the “Syrian olive is not just an agricultural crop, but it is also part of the Syrian identity” and a primary source of income for more than 300,000 farmers, and a key element in enhancing food security and healthy nutrition.
Bringing together partners and stakeholders at one table represents is an opportunity to unify efforts to “revive the olive and olive oil value chain, and to agree on a work plan and key interventions to set this chain on the path to recovery” he added.
Italian Ambassador to Syria, Stefano Ravagnan, while participating in the workshop, expressed his country’s interest in cooperation in the agricultural sector with Syria and transferring expertise to Syrian agricultural cadres.
Tuhama al-Saidi / Abdul
