Approximately 2.7 million tons of wheat were harvested, bringing the country closer to self-sufficiency after years of severe damage to the grain sector due to war, drought, and the decline of agricultural infrastructure.
The Syrian Future Movement views these results as a positive indicator worthy of appreciation. Foremost among those deserving of recognition is the Syrian farmer who, despite the hardships of recent years, rising production costs, and difficulties with water, energy, and marketing, has maintained his connection to his land and his capacity for production.
However, we also believe that a bountiful harvest in a single season, however promising, does not alone guarantee sustainable food security. Food security is not measured by the size of a single year’s harvest, but rather by the state’s ability to ensure continued production, protect producers, and secure a strategic reserve capable of withstanding years of drought, crises, and market fluctuations.
We also emphasize the need to differentiate in official data between the total national production volume and the quantities delivered or marketed to the Syrian Grain Corporation. This distinction would enhance the accuracy of economic indicators and the transparency of the information upon which public policies are based.
Based on this, the Syrian Future Movement believes it is necessary to work on:
- Developing a multi-year national wheat strategy that clearly defines needs, production, strategic reserves, and import and export policies.
- Ensuring a fair and stable price for farmers that covers production costs and provides a profit margin that encourages them to continue and expand their farming.
- Supporting improved seeds, fertilizers, and agricultural energy, developing irrigation networks, and gradually transitioning to more water-efficient technologies.
- Rehabilitating silos, mills, and storage facilities, and reducing losses during harvesting, transportation, and storage.
- Developing an accurate national agricultural data system that allows for continuous monitoring of cultivated areas, actual production, consumption, and stock levels.
- Allocating a portion of the surplus to build a genuine strategic reserve, instead of treating the crop as a single-season crop.
- Linking wheat policy to the entire food security system, from land, water, and seeds, through farmers, storage, and milling, to bread quality and price stability for citizens.
The Syrian Future Movement considers wheat a matter of sovereignty before it is merely an agricultural crop. A country that can secure its basic food needs from its own land is less vulnerable to crises, external pressures, and the volatility of global markets.
While the 2026 harvest may have restored Syria’s ability to speak of self-sufficiency, the real challenge begins now: how do we transform a bountiful harvest into a sustainable policy, self-sufficiency into food security, and agricultural success into a cornerstone of economic recovery?
The best way to celebrate this year’s harvest is not simply to announce its figures, but to ensure that Syrian farmers will have access to water, seeds, energy, and a fair price next year to encourage them to cultivate their land again.
Food sovereignty is not achieved through a single harvest, but rather through a state that makes its land, its farmers, and its national production integral to its national security.
