THE IMPACT OF THE CRISIS ON THE AREA, PRODUCTION, AND PRODUCTIVITY OF MAJOR CROPS IN SYRIAN AGRICULTURE: A CASE STUDY OF WHEAT, BARLEY, AND COTTON

Mohannad Alobid, Naji Alfaraj and Szűcs István
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Mohannad Alobid: Károly Ihrig Doctoral School of Management and Business / Institute of Applied Economic and Science, University of Debrecen
Naji Alfaraj: Faculty of Agriculture/Department of Agricultural Economic, Damascus University, Syria
Szűcs István: Faculty of Economic and Business/ Institute of Applied Economic and Science, University of Debrecen

SEA - Practical Application of Science, 2019, issue 21, 183-196

Abstract: In this paper, an attempt has been made to investigate the area, production, and productivity of the main crops in Syrian agriculture before and after the crisis. To this end, the necessary data required for the study has been collected from the Central Bureau of Statistics in Syria, the Ministry of Agriculture in Syria, and the FAO database. The results of the study show that for wheat, barley and cotton, there has been a decrease in the cultivated area during the crisis compared to the period before it (503.706, 123.589, and 131.750 hectares, respectively). Besides, in terms of production, we note that there has been a negative impact of the crisis on wheat, barley, and cotton of 1,327.968, 84.139, 558.677 tons, respectively. Furthermore, as regards productivity, we observe that there has been a negative impact of the crisis on wheat, barley, and cotton of 0.374, 0.134, 1.034 tons/ha, respectively.

Keywords: Area; Production; Productivity; Syrian Crisis Impact (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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