date:Jul 09, 2013
800,000 tonnes.
However, the Syrian wheat harvest has proven far smaller than the 4.2m tonnes and 3.6m tonnes, respectively, estimated by these organisations, besides the official Syrian figure of 3.16m tonnes.
Crop and livestock production, food availability and access to food have all taken an increasingly heavy toll over the last year as a result of the various ramifications of the ongoing events within Syria, the FAO said, reporting on a mission to Syria.
The threat of violence has caus