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Delta Group for Economy and Business in cooperation with Arab Federation for Food Industries is organizing FOODExpo 2009 "The Arab International Exhibition for Food Industries, Packing and Packaging" the biggest event in the area for Food Industry which will be held in Damascus, Syria, June 16-20, 2009.
This will be the Seventh consecutive year for FOODExpo with continues growth and expansion, due to hard work that has gone and going into making this event a prosperous one.
That distinct atmosphere will also be valued at the FOODExpo 2009, and the organizers cordially welcome your participation and eagerly looking forward to enjoy the FOODExpo 2009 together with all the participants, and sincerely hoping to see you in Damascus in June 2009.
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Syria's Economy:
Syria has a multi-resource economy, which relies on agriculture, industry, trade, tourism and other services. In addition, there is the oil sector, which has seen major development in oil and gas production.
Multiplicity as a system is the backbone in Syrian economy. The public sector in Syria supervises the main strategic sectors. Moreover, there are the private and joined sectors that contribute to most economic fields.
There is a tendency towards allowing the private sector to access industrial fields that had been exclusive for the public sector. Some measures have been taken for a gradual process of transition to market oriented economy in most economic fields. Continue...
Syria's Agricultural:
Of Syria's 72,000 square miles (186,000 km²), roughly one-third is arable, with 80% of cultivated areas dependent on rainfall for water. In recent years, the agriculture sector has recovered from years of government inattentiveness and drought. Most farms are privately owned, but the government controls important elements of marketing and transportation.
The government has redirected its economic development priorities from industrial expansion into the agricultural sectors in order to achieve food self-sufficiency, enhance export earnings, and stem rural migration.
Thanks to sustained capital investment, infrastructure development, subsidies of inputs, and price supports, Syria has gone from a net importer of many agricultural products to an exporter of cotton, fruit, vegetables and other food products. One of the prime reasons for this turnaround has been the government's investment in huge irrigation systems in northern and northeastern Syria, part of a plan to increase irrigated farmland by 38% over the next decade. Continue... | |
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