Dry year leaves Syria wheat farmers facing crop failure – MENAFN.COM

Dry year leaves Syria wheat farmers facing crop failure – MENAFN.COM

(MENAFN- AFP)

After Syrian farmer Abdelbaqi Souleiman lost his last wheat crop to a wildfire, he had hoped for a better harvest this summer. But this spring there was hardly any rain.

"Last year the field I planted was burnt to the ground," said the 48-year-old.