Syria’s General Organization for Seed Multiplication is expanding local production and rehabilitating provincial branches to reduce reliance on imported seed, Syria TV reported, citing SANA and the Agriculture Ministry.
In Deir Ezzor, seed screening and treatment resumed in September after a 14-year interruption. The branch’s plan for next year targets 8,000 tonnes of seed.
The Homs branch is preparing about 1,100 tonnes of screened and treated wheat seed for the 2026–27 season, within a target of roughly 3,500 tonnes by the end of processing. Plans also include more than 200 tonnes of barley seed for the following season.
The Agriculture Ministry said the organization was examining reactivation of its Hasakah branch ahead of the coming agricultural season.
The expansion is intended to improve local seed varieties, lower production costs and strengthen food security. The announced tonnages are production or preparation targets, rather than a statement that all supplies have already been delivered.
Sources: Syria TV
A farmer harvests wheat in Syria. File photo: Reuters, via Syria TV.
