This study was conducted in Lattakia Governorate in 2017, with the aim of evaluating
methods of using state-owned agricultural land (SOAL). The study methodology based on
comparative analysis of many indicators to evaluate SOAL management.
The res
ults showed that the area actually invested of the total state-owned agricultural
lands in Lattakia Governorate reached 2980 ha out of 10663 hectares, which is limited to
28% of the total available area. Most of this invested area was leased to the farmers
through social research, as a basic way for management of SOAL lands. According to that,
the area leased to farmers constituted 27.7% of the total available land, while a small area
of 21 hectares was recently invested by private investment projects (agricultural, industrial,
service, tourism) during the period (2013-2017). However, the fundamental principle of
leasing these lands to farmers is to solve the problem of squatting on a large part of SOAL
in this governorate, which amounted to about (20.9%) of the total available area.
