date:Jan 07, 2014
5 million tonnes, less than half the pre-conflict average.
Sanctions imposed by the European Union, the United States and other countries on President Bashar al-Assad's government do not apply to food but the financing freeze has hindered Syria's ability to seal import deals.
Syria started asking to pay for its food by freeing some of its frozen assets in international banks in mid-2013 but some international traders said the payment method was not attractive as the seller bore the burden of o