Water pumping stations are critical to the local communities and to the local farmers. It has been 10 years since the start of the conflict and many farmers and communities still do not have safe and reliable access to water for irrigation. In an effort to rectify this issue, the SRTF approved a W...

For years, many of Ar-Raqqa residents depended on fishing in the Euphrates and fish farming as one source of their livelihoods in addition to agriculture and livestock breeding.  However, due to the conflict and recent influx of displaced families and returnees to Ar-Raqqa, vital sectors suffered...

In the past, Ar-Raqqa Governorate was known to produce a large share of Syria’s important cereal crops until its agricultural productivity came to halt with severe setbacks as a result of its fight for liberation from Daesh. Currently, Ar-Raqqa’s community, and its returning population, remain...

Restoring the agriculture sector in ِAr-Raqqa governorate is critical to stabilization efforts, to enhance the resilience of returning populations, and to improve food production after many years of conflict. The SRTF’s support to the agriculture sector started in July 2018 under phase one of its “Agricultural Support to Farmers” intervention. The work was expanded into a second phase in November, and with this newly approved third phase, the SRTF will scale assistance to additional farmer cooperatives, using learned best practices from Phase I and II including sourcing quality inputs...

Ar-Raqqa Governorate was once the breadbasket of Syria, producing a large share of Syria’s important cereal crops. Agricultural productivity has been severely affected since Daesh took control of Ar-Raqqa.  During the fight to liberate Ar-Raqqa from Daesh, many civilians were forced to abandon ...