Syria's Saltwater Crews

Syria's economy is rooted in agricultural fields, like those near the ancient oasis city of Palmyra and along the banks of the Euphrates river.
Photo credit: L. Wedekind / IAEA Syria's people depend on farmers working the irrigated valleys of the Euphrates River, the country's lifeline.
Photo credit: L. Wedekind / IAEADr. Khalaf at the demonstration site.
Photo credit: L. Wedekind / IAEALooking through the window into Deir Ezzor's farmhouse, Jamal Al-Howeish (center) and other members of the saltwater crew stand before their fields of green.
Photo credit: L. Wedekind / IAEASurveying the fruits of labour at Deir Ezzor, where fields once lay barren and crusted with salt.
Photo credit: L. Wedekind / IAEA Surveying the fruits of labour at Deir Ezzor, where fields once lay barren and crusted with salt.
Photo credit: L. Wedekind / IAEA Dr. Khalaf and Mr. Farhan Habbas check water irrigation lines feeding rows of salt-tolerant plants.
Photo credit: L. Wedekind / IAEAEngineer Radad Al-Oweid, manager of the 7th of April Farm where the demonstration site is located, meets with Dr. Khalaf.
Photo credit: L. Wedekind / IAEA Crops are fed by saline water from groundwater basins mixed with river water drawn from nearby irrigation canals of the Euphrates.
Photo credit: L. Wedekind / IAEA Syria's economy is rooted in agriculture. Farmers are proud to help bring back life to once abandoned, dry and dusty fields.
Photo credit: L. Wedekind / IAEASeeds from the Eucalyptus tree.
Photo credit: L. Wedekind / IAEA Once abandoned fields are brought back to life.
Photo credit: L. Baben / IAEA
Last update: 10/09/2014

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