Drought and Damaged Irrigation Systems Reduce Wheat Production in Syria
A Syrian Ministry of Agriculture official revealed that the area planted with wheat decreased by 13% during the 2024–2025 agricultural season compared to the previous year.
Saeed Ibrahim, Director of Agricultural Economy and Planning at the ministry, stated that the cultivated wheat area dropped to approximately 1.1 million hectares, while estimated production reached about 922,000 tons, compared to 1.27 million tons in the previous season and 2.4 million tons in the 2023–2024 season.
Ibrahim attributed this decline to weak and delayed rainfall, rising agricultural input costs, the suspension of loans, damage to irrigation systems, and energy shortages, which have pushed a number of farmers to switch to alternative crops.