Syrian farmers get much-needed support to confront wheat crisis

Several organizations in northern Syria have launched programs to support farmers amid new concerns over flour and wheat supplies in the war-torn country.
Syria wheat farmers
Farmers fill a tractor with freshly harvested wheat in the countryside of Syria's northwestern city of Afrin in the rebel-held part of Aleppo province, on June 8, 2022. - RAMI AL SAYED/AFP via Getty Images
Mouneb Taim
Mouneb Taim
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Idlib is taking steps to grow more of its own wheat in the face of global supply problems. 

Humanitarian organizations working in the province are supporting wheat cultivation in an attempt to achieve self-sufficiency and enhance food security in the area.

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