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Microfinance in marginal dry areas: Impact of village credits and savings associations on poverty in the Jabal al Hoss region in Syria
Worldwide, microfinance has been recognized as a powerful tool for alleviating poverty and
raising living standards (Brandsma and Chaouali, 1998). In Syria microfinance is a new industry
and started in 1997. The Rural ...
Land management strategies to sustain productivity of olive groves on steep slopes in Northwestern Syria
In the northern hills of Syria, land degradation is a serious problem, particularly on vulnerable agricultural land. The traditional olive production land-husbandry practices have not kept pace with the intensification and ...