Daraa-Sana
The area cultivated with rain-fed and irrigated wheat in Daraa has reached 39,000 hectares to date.
The Director of the Agriculture Directorate in Daraa, Eng. Bassam Al-Hashish, stated in a statement to SANA reporter today that the total area planned for the rainfed and irrigated wheat crop in this season amounts to 93,387 hectares, of which 82,887 are rainfed, and 10,500 hectares are irrigated.
He pointed out that the planned area for the barley crop is nearing completion, with the cultivation of about 27,559 hectares in different regions, with an implementation rate of 85 percent.
He indicated that the area cultivated with legumes amounted to 630 hectares of galbanah and vetch, 1,500 hectares of beans, and 825 hectares of peas, out of the total area planned for the Food Legumes Authority, which amounted to 23,265 hectares.
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