This research aimed at identifying some personal and professional
characteristics of agricultural extension agents working in
extension units, and agricultural and extension services provided
by them in these units. Also to study the relationship
between
personal and professional characteristics and the degree of
performing extension and agricultural services. About 25% of
extension units in Lattakia and Tartus Governorates were included
(48 extension units).
The results of this research showed that 47.1% of agricultural
extension agents didn't attend any extension training (courses) and
36% of agricultural extension agents did not attend any technical
training. Also, the results showed that there were significant
relationships between age, technical training, experience in the
recent work, extension work and the total time spent in job and the
degree of performing extension and agricultural services and the
degree of carrying out extension jobs in the extension units.
The research aims at investigating the reality of investment of the cultivation of
citrus in Syria during 2007-2011. The study showed that the citrus market in Syria needs to
be organized, and that there is a necessity for having an independent org
anization such as
(Citrus Growers Union) to be responsible, in cooperation with the relevant authorities, for
monitoring the production and marketing of citrus. The study also showed that the
specifications of full market competition apply to the citrus market in Syria, and that there
is a fluctuation in the value of flexibility of supply and demand which indicates the
presence of factors other than the price which affect the supply and demand. The study also
showed a marketing gap which was negative, this led to flooding the market with citrus
reaching (-247.4 thousand tons) in 2007. The investment in citrus achieved a positive
added-value which helped support the gross domestic product (GDP) in Syria, reaching (25
billion Syrian pounds) in 2011.The citrus sector also contributed in creating a balance of
payments; outflows of citrus reaching $140 million.
This study was carried out in Lattakia province/ Syria during the 2012 season, in
order to recognize the current situation of milk marketing and detect the problems and the
obstacles that facing it in Lattakia.
The area of study included four regi
ons (latakia-Alhaffa- ALqurdaha and
Jableh)where couple of villages in each region was studied, and the raiser were divided
into categories regarding to the number of their cows. A specific questionnaires were
distributed on the keepers included the following questions: farm location, holding size, the
quantity of production, production costs, manufacturing costs (if present), packaging and
transport costs, the marketing chain for milk, the marketing costs, the marketing margin
and problems faced by the raiser.
Doulty is a very important economic project that fit investment
climate in the Syrian coast, Recommendation was the need to
encourage the establishment of such projects in the Syrian coast,
because of its economic feasibility.
تم اجراء هذه البحث في محافظتي اللاذقية وطرطوس خلال عامي 2012-2013 بهدف التعرف عل الواقع الراهن لمخلفات الانتاج والتصنيع الزراعي في المنطقة الساحلية.
