Sweet success meets harsh realities for Syrian strawberry farmers

HOMS: Strawberry farmers in western Homs are projected to harvest around 9,500 tonnes of fruit this season from nearly 11,800 greenhouses concentrated in the Talkalakh region, local officials said. According to the Homs Agriculture Directorate, roughly 5,000 tonnes of the current yield have already been successfully marketed. Haider Al-Sarhan, head of the Directorate’s Agricultural Affairs and Prevention Department, noted that strawberry cultivation remained highly concentrated in Talkalakh and Al-Bqy’ah Plain, which serve as two of Syria’s primary strawberry-producing zones.

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