Rural Damascus - SANA
Terrorism forced him to leave his land and his home for five years, during which he worked as a daily wage worker, and today, three years after the moment when the Syrian Arab Army announced the liberation of his village (Africe) in Eastern Ghouta from terrorism, Ismail Abdullah and Nusa returned to wait for a new season in his land which he planted with his primitive tools and brought him back to life And green spring.
Wanosa told SANA: When I come to my land every day, I feel that I am reborn as I am grateful to the heroes of the army who, with their sacrifices, brought life back to our village after terrorism destroyed all the elements of its agriculture, as it destroyed water wells, stole machinery, cut down fruit trees, burned crops, and caused the loss of livestock. That the farmers gradually rehabilitate their lands and cultivate them anew, and the sight of spring this year bodes well.
Wanousa added ... that he started on his land from scratch, with primitive means, the existing capabilities, joint efforts with the village farmers, and the support provided by the government, he replanted summer and winter crops, considering that the current situation is much better, especially with a sense of security.
The farmer Ahmed Walid states that he was abandoned from his village because of the terrorists who seized his land and plundered its wealth, which led to its exit from production for more than nine years, but with the liberation of the village and the return of security, he restored his house, cultivated his land and took care of it and reaped the fruits of a whole season and production improved and increased from year to year. His expression.
Three years were enough for his land to return to production, but it did not make Anwar Shabrak forget the feelings of sadness that he felt the moment he saw his land completely burned and say .. When I saw it I burst into tears because I am unable to start from scratch, but I borrowed money from some relatives and started restoring what was left of my house and land. I planted it at the beginning with summer crops, and I gradually moved to the use of modern technologies.
My land consisted of severed trunks and burned branches, but today it is full of fruit trees and crops of lettuce, beans, peas and others .. Mustafa Al-Badawi, a resident of Beit Sawa, who has not escaped the hatred of terrorism, and while today marking the third anniversary of liberation, the Bedouin is preparing for the wheat harvest season.
With the return of the Bedouin and other farmers to their lands and their cultivation, the agricultural situation in the town of Beit Sawa improved by 80 percent, according to the head of the Agricultural Society in the town, Abdel Aziz Saadat, who explains that the farmers cultivated their land with available resources and government support, which he hopes to increase with the high prices of agricultural supplies to achieve self-sufficiency. Export.
The Director of Agriculture in Damascus Countryside, Engineer Irfan Ziyad, explains in a statement to SANA that the Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform, after the liberation of Ghouta, worked through its directorate to limit the damage to the agricultural sector in its two animal and agricultural sectors, including sabotage of irrigation and electricity networks, agricultural roads, wells and cutting of fruit trees and livestock facilities, indicating that the directorate has established By restoring departments, extension units and veterinary centers to provide support to farmers, in addition to production requirements of fertilizers, fuels, fodder, and veterinary services, so that they can reinvest their lands, noting that after three years of liberation, most of the lands of Ghouta are being cultivated, to return to what was previously the food basket of the capital, Damascus.
Bushra Barhoum
