

''Support Wheat Production as a Strategic Crop'' Project
2020-02-01
In order to support the strategic wheat crop to advance food security and secure sustainable livelihoods for the farmers in Northeastern Syria, Dernaa Association, in cooperation with ALSP Organization will implement ''Support Wheat Production as a Strategic Crop '' project.
The targeted villages: Jadid Bakara- Al-Sabha- Dahleh- Ibriha
Duration of the project: two months starting from Febaruary 1st until March 31st during the current year.
Beneficiaries: 300 farmers in the targeted villages.
The supported area under cultivation is: 10,300 dunums planted with wheat.
Project goals:
1- Supporting 300 farmers who own about 10300 dunams (1030 hectares) of wheat fields exclusively in the aforementioned villages, which results in supporting the production of about 4,000 tons of wheat in the targeted villages.
2- Eliminating weeds grown in wheat lands.
3- Combat harmful pests (Suni bug).
4- Increasing wheat production by spraying organic fertilizers in wheat fields.
5- Preserving wheat grains and storing them in special bags for the season (2020 - 2021), by providing 40 packaging bags for each farmer to store the wheat for the next season.
6- Providing 4 mouse traps for each farmer, which will be used in wheat stores to prevent the rats approaching the wheat stockpile.