An analytical Study of the Methods of State-Owned Agricultural Land (SOAL) Management in Lattakia Governorate


Abstract in English

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 results 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.

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