Syrian agriculture at the crossroads

Part One illustrates the conditions and the contribution of the agriculture sector to the national economy of Syria. Part Two examines the economics of the main subsectors in agriculture; the "strategic crops" under government planning and other important subsectors; and processing and marketing, with particular reference to the dairy and horticulture subsectors. Part Three examines the structural and institutional factors determining the availability and use patterns of the production factors and inputs for agriculture production: the diversity of agriculture producers, land tenure and labor relations, irrigation water policies, and the inputs, credit supply and distribution systems.