Reporting by Mustafa mohamed
(Eqtsad)- Although it is still too soon to talk about the coming new harvest in Northern Aleppo, however, relying on the wide area of the agricultural fertile land that were freed from the Islamic State, the recent situation is promising.
In this regard, manager of the Free corporation of seed multiplication told Eqtsad that it managed to import 1200 tonnes of complex Urea compost to the countryside of Aleppo, to be followed with 2000 tonnes.
Agricultural engineer Maen Naser revealed that the corporation has undergone preparation for the next season of Wheat and providing 300 tonnes of locally produced sterilized and purified seeds.
Naser mentioned that the corporation would cooperate with local councils in the Northern countryside of Aleppo to distribute the amount over farmer with convenient price, at almost $.(340-500) for a tonne of compost, and $.260 for a tonne of wheat seeds.
The engineer confirmed that work is ongoing to import 600 tonne of European potatoes seeds.
Naser highlighted the problem of mines, as they threaten farmers’s lives and limit the accessible area of fertile fields. He called for the opposition figures to communicate with agencies specialised in demining in order to benefit of all liberated agricultural land.
Engineer Wasif al-Zab joined Naser in his call to work on contacting demining agencies. He expressed his optimism in the coming agriculture activity” :Aleppo is at second rank in producing wheat in the country after Hasaka, the main amount of wheat produced in Northern and Eastern countryside".
Al-Zab confirmed that the directorate is planning to issue a financial plan soon to buy amount of wheat: “apart for the amount of rain that is not predictable, there is no obstacle to have a good wheat harvest in the Northern countryside of Aleppo next year”.
In a relevant content, al-Zab announced that the directorate is planning to found a mill with large capacity in the city of Jarablus to cover people’s needs of flour.
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