The region of Dirk is one of the first agricultural stabilization areas in Syria and the governorate and It is characterized by fertile soil and high rainfall rates that suit the prevailing climate and the agricultural crops associated with

Welat FM had many interviews to find out about the current reality of the agricultural situation in the region

Bassam, a farmer in Derik told us that the current agricultural season includes wheat , barley and chickpeas and the region’s farmers contemplate a good season after the recent sufficient rain fell during March, as most of the lands are rainfed depend on rain water. Regarding to the difficulties farmers face ,” fertilizers are very expensive and they aren’t always available, especially at the beginning of the Planting season” , said Bassam hoping this season to be good

Omar, another farmer from Derik talked about the same problems adding that their agriculture and even their lives are ,directly, related to rainfall rates and that the farmer can’t turn his rainfed land to an irrigated, due to of the fuel high prices and lack of its availability.” The poor living conditions led to plant lands for two consecutive seasons, the thing that exhaust the soil, However, this season’s harvest is acceptable compared to the previous year

Ahmed Yousif, an agronomists in Derik city said to Welat FM : ” this year’s winter’s crops are good and almost free of diseases to date as that hit wheat crops last year

The farmers of Derik region became full of hope after the recent rains in March, wishing this year’s harvest would be more abundant than of the previous years’

Translated by : Hevin Osman

Welat FM