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The State of Food and Agriculture In Syria (SOFAS) 2005

The SOFAS 2005 report provides comprehensive information on the agricultural development in Syria. It is useful for policymakers, researchers, and stakeholders to enhance agricultural plans and policies. The report covers various topics including climatic conditions, agricultural production, agro-food industry, and food availability and consumption.

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The State of Food and Agriculture In Syria (SOFAS) 2005

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  1. The State of Food and Agriculture In Syria (SOFAS)2005 By Samir Jrad Agro-Food Division

  2. Introduction • Periodical biennial report • Second edition of SOFAS • First edition in 2003 • Covers three years September 7, 2005

  3. Objectives • Providing comprehensive information • Relevant to agricultural development • Useful for debating and enhancing agricultural plans and policies • Useful for offering an updated review of agricultural issues • Beneficiaries • Researchers, policy makers and stakeholders • Presenting selected policy issues September 7, 2005

  4. Parts of the Report • Part I • Reviews the performance and presents the state of the agricultural sector • Six chapters • Part II • Presents selected comparative advantages studies • Cotton, wheat, olive oil, tomato, orange, and livestock selected commodity chains September 7, 2005

  5. Part I- Chapter 1 • Climatic conditions and natural resources • Natural resources • Land resources • Water resources • Forestry September 7, 2005

  6. Part I- Chapter 2 • Agriculture in the national economy • Contribution to GDP, employment and trade • Agricultural investments • Labor productivity and income September 7, 2005

  7. Part I- Chapter 3Policies Affecting Agriculture • General policies • Exchange rate, Monetary and credit, Fiscal, Marketing and trade, Trade agreements • Policies specific to agriculture • Imports and credit, Price and marketing, Agricultural trade • Agricultural support services • Research, Extension September 7, 2005

  8. Part I- Chapter 4Agricultural Production • Evolution of agricultural production • Crop production, Animal production • Analysis of agricultural production • Index analysis (Area, yield, price) • Comparison of the averages of two periods • Comparison between two years (Base, Current) • Analysis of the evolution of selected major commodities • Plant and animal products (Wheat, Cotton, Red meat, Poultry) September 7, 2005

  9. Part I- Chapter 5Agro-Food Industry • Public • Private • Joint-Ventures • Export September 7, 2005

  10. Part I- Chapter 6Food Availability and Food Consumption • Total availabilities and availability per capita • Contribution of food trade to food supply • Food consumption • International benchmarks • Acquisition of food • Effects of prices, income and farm size September 7, 2005

  11. Problems encountered • Lack of data: Only for output • Initial underestimation of time, quality and coordination constraints • English ability September 7, 2005

  12. Expected Improvements • Using more international benchmarks • Improving chapter 1 on natural resources (Land, Water and Forestry) • Improving chapter 2 on agricultural investments • Improving chapter 3 • Concentrating more on policy changes and impacts • Measuring the impact of some policies by using models and index analysis September 7, 2005

  13. Expected Improvements • Improving chapter 4 • Considering the entire commodity system • Measuring the impact of changes and policies • Models, Index analysis, Commodity chains • Conducting analysis concerning the input and output side of the market and their interaction • Improving chapter 6 • Nutritional and calories intake analysis • Supply and demand analysis September 7, 2005

  14. Tools and Needs • Tools to be used • Commodity chains (Commodity outlook) • Supply and demand analysis • Index analysis • Needs • More advanced training especially concerning supply and demand analysis September 7, 2005

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