The reality of agricultural activity in Lattakia (2005-2014)

Food security including its economic, technical and social dimensions is considered to be one of the issues that received wide attention, this food security issue is closely related to the agricultural sector, therefore agricultural sector occupiesa very important position in the economics of countries, especially developing countries, including Syria. the agricultural sector has achieved a great success in Syria during its ongoing development, but recently many local and international changes has appeared. These changes had a lot of challenges that must be treated with suitable mechanisms . So This research aims to show the reality of plant and animal production in Latakia, and to acknowledge the most important human and natural components ingredients that are available in agricultural sector, this research aims to find out obstacles and problems that agricultural sector suffers from, and to find perfect solutions for them. It also aims to discover the best way to increase Agricultural Productions in latakia. and that contributes to achieving the agricultural development in Syria providing people of Syria , the food security In addition to economic one .especially in this crisis that gripped Syria.

The Effect of Foreign Trade Liberalization on the Trade Balance of Agricultural Sector in Syria During the Period (2001 – 2010)

The Theme Of this research mainly focuses on the effects of foreign trade liberalization on the trade balance for agricultural sector in Syria , after conducting an analytical study of the reality of this sector . And that’s due to its importance andits Stature in the national economy, and its effective role in production , labor , and drive economic growth , especially that the Syrian economy is classified in the agricultural economies. As the new economic trend, and regional conventions between Syria and other parties , and its accompanying procedures followed in order to cope with the foreign trade liberalization data and open markets , may significantly effected the agricultural sector. Where although it contributed to increase the size and rate of growth of Syrian agricultural trade, but this increase is caused by an increase in the volume of agricultural imports that exceeded the volume of agricultural exportrs, and that led to a defict in its balance, after it has achieved larg surpluses for long period. It was concluded from the study, that the process of foreign trade liberalization carried in some of its aspects, negative effects on the Syrian agricultural sector, inparticular the defict of its trare balance, instead of being great motivation , to take its pioneering role in economy.