Focus on Seed Programs: The Syrian Seed Industry
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Abdul Mohsen Said Omar. (1/1/2002). Focus on Seed Programs: The Syrian Seed Industry. Syrian Arab Republic: International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA).
Abstract
Syria is located at 35° N latitude and 38°E longitude on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea, bordering Turkey in the west and north, Iraq and Jordan in the east, and Lebanon and Palestine in the South. The estimated population is about 18 million, with an annual growth rate of 3.2%. In Syria, the climate is distinctively continental with cool and rainy winters and dry hot summers. There are five agroecological zones based on average annual rainfall: Zone 1 (>350mm), Zone 2 (300-350mm), Zone 3 (250-300mm), Zone 4 (200-250mm) and Zone 5 (<200mm). Syria covers an area of 18.5 million ha, of which 14.6, 13.3, 7.1, 9.9 and 55.1% are located in Zone 1, 2,3,4 and 5, respectively. From the total land area, about 5.7 million ha (31%) is cultivated. Most of the cultivated area (83%) is rainfed, while the remaining 17% is irrigated, mostly for wheat and cotton production.
