(Eqtsad)- Heavy rainfall over Syria recently has saved the rain-fed agriculture season in te country from drought, however, the season this year is still weak and not as productive as former years according to farmers of Homs and Hama.
Many farmers talked to Eqtsad explaining that recent heavy rain has saved the wheat, barley and legumes fields from drying out after a wave of severe frost and rain interruption for more than 25 days.
The Agronomist Abo Ali explained that recent rain over the provinces of Homs and Hama including al-Badiya area, raises hopes for an acceptable agricultural season for winter crops, besides summer crops which are going to be planted in a few days.
Abo Ali pointed out that heavy rain that formed floods in the Southeast areas of Syria were mostly in the eastern regions of Homs and Hama and they were higher than rainfall in Western region and coastal areas. He happily detailed that heavy rain that flooded a wide area of the agricultural field of wheat and barley, were very useful in securing needed water for good crops that people in the mentioned regions rely on and waiting for harvest. Moreover, heavy rain had its role in increasing the store of water in the region’s dams.
Correspondent of Eqtsad in the central region of Syria reported that recent rainfalls witnessed by Syria had contributed to a significant increase in the storage size of the key dams, and those of Homs and Hama. The size of water in dams exceeded 205 million cubic meters, of which 182 million cubic meters in Homs, and 23.2 million cubic meter in Hama’s dams.
In details, Rastan Dam has 70 million m3, almost equal to the same size of last year’s amount at 73 million m3. The dam of Qatina lake about 82 million m3 compared to 67 million m3 last year. Capacity of Dams of Taldo (5 million m3) and Tal-Hosh (19 million m3) had also exceeded last years’ amount to almost as twice as last year.
The storage of Hama’s dams reached to almost 24 million m3 as follow: Dam of Maharda 10 million m3, compared to 9 million m3 for the same period last year. Dam of Afamia 8.5 million m3compared to 4.5 million m3 last year, and dam of Qaston 4.7 million m3 while it was 11 million m3 last year.
However, an agronomist expert in water resources explained that current storage volume in dams of Homs and Hama has not reached yet to more than 25% of their maximum capacity for both provinces.
Many farmers talked to Eqtsad explaining that recent heavy rain has saved the wheat, barley and legumes fields from drying out after a wave of severe frost and rain interruption for more than 25 days.
The Agronomist Abo Ali explained that recent rain over the provinces of Homs and Hama including al-Badiya area, raises hopes for an acceptable agricultural season for winter crops, besides summer crops which are going to be planted in a few days.
Abo Ali pointed out that heavy rain that formed floods in the Southeast areas of Syria were mostly in the eastern regions of Homs and Hama and they were higher than rainfall in Western region and coastal areas. He happily detailed that heavy rain that flooded a wide area of the agricultural field of wheat and barley, were very useful in securing needed water for good crops that people in the mentioned regions rely on and waiting for harvest. Moreover, heavy rain had its role in increasing the store of water in the region’s dams.
Correspondent of Eqtsad in the central region of Syria reported that recent rainfalls witnessed by Syria had contributed to a significant increase in the storage size of the key dams, and those of Homs and Hama. The size of water in dams exceeded 205 million cubic meters, of which 182 million cubic meters in Homs, and 23.2 million cubic meter in Hama’s dams.
In details, Rastan Dam has 70 million m3, almost equal to the same size of last year’s amount at 73 million m3. The dam of Qatina lake about 82 million m3 compared to 67 million m3 last year. Capacity of Dams of Taldo (5 million m3) and Tal-Hosh (19 million m3) had also exceeded last years’ amount to almost as twice as last year.
The storage of Hama’s dams reached to almost 24 million m3 as follow: Dam of Maharda 10 million m3, compared to 9 million m3 for the same period last year. Dam of Afamia 8.5 million m3compared to 4.5 million m3 last year, and dam of Qaston 4.7 million m3 while it was 11 million m3 last year.
However, an agronomist expert in water resources explained that current storage volume in dams of Homs and Hama has not reached yet to more than 25% of their maximum capacity for both provinces.
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