Syrian Agriculture Syrian Agriculture Database 2005Database 2005

“SAD2005”“SAD2005”

Training & ExamplesTraining & Examplesbyby

Bashar Nahas - Nadia Melli Bashar Nahas - Nadia Melli

The database comprises time-series The database comprises time-series data from official secondary sources data from official secondary sources (statistics of various Departments and (statistics of various Departments and Ministries in Syria). Ministries in Syria).

Arranged in a user friendly interface, Arranged in a user friendly interface, meeting FAOSTAT standards. meeting FAOSTAT standards.

SAD 2005SAD 2005

SAD 2005SAD 2005

Available soon on Available soon on www.napcsyr.orgwww.napcsyr.org/sad.htm/sad.htm, , already on NAPC Intranet, and on the already on NAPC Intranet, and on the Internet at the FAO/FAOSTAT website Internet at the FAO/FAOSTAT website ((http://faostat.fao.org:8090/caf/syrdb_default.htmhttp://faostat.fao.org:8090/caf/syrdb_default.htm). ).

Also available on CD-ROM (500 CD-Also available on CD-ROM (500 CD-ROMs have been produced with a new ROMs have been produced with a new cover design).cover design).

SAD2005 Organization and SAD2005 Organization and Classification CriteriaClassification Criteria

The DB is categorized in 8 subsets/domains and 27 The DB is categorized in 8 subsets/domains and 27 collections as follows:collections as follows:

National Economic Data 1985-2004National Economic Data 1985-2004 Land and Water 1985-2004Land and Water 1985-2004 Crop & Tree Production 1985-2004 Crop & Tree Production 1985-2004 Live Animals & Animal Products 1985-2004Live Animals & Animal Products 1985-2004 Agricultural Inputs 1986-2004Agricultural Inputs 1986-2004 Costs and Prices 1985-2004Costs and Prices 1985-2004 Trade in Agricultural Commodities 1994-2004Trade in Agricultural Commodities 1994-2004 Agricultural Census, 1994 Agricultural Census, 1994

Main Changes from SAD2004Main Changes from SAD2004

Updated agricultural data for year 2004 and Updated agricultural data for year 2004 and agricultural trade data for years 1994-2003-agricultural trade data for years 1994-2003-2004. 2004.

Disaggregated the Agricultural data domains Disaggregated the Agricultural data domains Land & WaterLand & Water and and Crop & Tree ProductionCrop & Tree Production at at district level “mantika” (sub-division of district level “mantika” (sub-division of governorate).governorate).

Added 149 area names (Added 149 area names (Governorate/Mantika/ Governorate/Mantika/ zoneszones) and 60 Groups of ) and 60 Groups of Governorate-MantikaGovernorate-Mantika for past four years 2001 to 2004. for past four years 2001 to 2004.

How Do you Retrieve Data How Do you Retrieve Data from SAD2005?from SAD2005?

AreaArea: Where the data has been : Where the data has been collected from. collected from.

ItemItem: The agricultural or economic item : The agricultural or economic item to which the data refer. to which the data refer.

Element:Element: The name of the unit of the The name of the unit of the element (e.g. "Production", "Cultivation element (e.g. "Production", "Cultivation area", "Yield"). area", "Yield").

YearYear:: The time reference of the data.The time reference of the data.

ApplicationApplication 1 by Using SAD 2005 1 by Using SAD 2005

Drawing a pie chart showing the “Share of Drawing a pie chart showing the “Share of wheat planted Areas in each Mantika in wheat planted Areas in each Mantika in Aleppo governorate” - 2004. Aleppo Aleppo governorate” - 2004. Aleppo governorate contains 8 “Mantika” governorate contains 8 “Mantika”

Wheat : Share of Planted Areas - All Mantika in Aleppo - 2004

Aleppo-Mantika-El Bab13%

Aleppo-Mantika-Afreen4%

Aleppo-Mantika-Sfereh5%

Aleppo-Mantika-Jarabuls7%

Aleppo-Mantika-Izaz14%

Aleppo-Mantika-Samaan17%

Aleppo-Mantika-Manbej17%

Aleppo-Mantika-Ein EI -Arab23%

Aleppo-Mantika-Afreen Aleppo-Mantika-Sfereh Aleppo-Mantika-Jarabuls Aleppo-Mantika-El Bab

Aleppo-Mantika-Izaz Aleppo-Mantika-Samaan Aleppo-Mantika-Manbej Aleppo-Mantika-Ein EI -Arab

Application 2Application 2

Share of planted Areas - by crops Share of planted Areas - by crops categories (Crops & Fruits) in Al categories (Crops & Fruits) in Al Hassakeh, Mantika-Al Qamishli, Zone1 – Hassakeh, Mantika-Al Qamishli, Zone1 – 2004. crops categories (Crops & Fruits) 2004. crops categories (Crops & Fruits) includes 8 crop category.includes 8 crop category.

Share of Planted Areas (Crops & Fruits) - Hassakeh,Mantika-Al Qamishli, Zone1 2004

Winter Crops Rainfed67%

Winter Vegetables Irrigated0.06%

Summer Vegetables Rainfed

1%

Winter Crops Irrigated23%

Summer Vegetables Irrigated

2%

Summer Crops Irrigated7%

Fruit Trees Irrigated0.03%

Fruit Trees Rainfed0.01%

Summer Crops Irrigated Summer Vegetables Irrigated Winter Crops Irrigated Winter Vegetables Irrigated

Summer Vegetables Rainfed Winter Crops Rainfed Fruit Trees Irrigated Fruit Trees Rainfed

Application 3Application 3

Drawing a chart showing wheat production and Drawing a chart showing wheat production and planted area - time series data1985-2004.planted area - time series data1985-2004.

Drawing a chart showing olive production and Drawing a chart showing olive production and planted area - time series data 1985-2004.planted area - time series data 1985-2004.

Drawing a chart showing Tomatoes average Drawing a chart showing Tomatoes average retail-wholesale Price- time series data 1990-retail-wholesale Price- time series data 1990-20042004

Wheat Production and Planted Area in Syria 1985-2004

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Olive Production, Planted Area: 1985-2004 (000 ha,000 Tons)

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Average Retail -Wholesale Prices of Tomato 1990-2004

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2323

Application 4Application 4

Drawing a chart showing Agricultural Trade Drawing a chart showing Agricultural Trade value (exports –imports) 2000-2004value (exports –imports) 2000-2004

Drawing a chart showing an Import of Drawing a chart showing an Import of Agriculture commodities values from Agriculture commodities values from different regions 2000-2004different regions 2000-2004

Drawing a chart showing an Export of Drawing a chart showing an Export of Agriculture commodities values to different Agriculture commodities values to different regions 2000-2004regions 2000-2004

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Agricultural Trade Value (exports - imports) 2000-2004

Imports Value ( million SP ) at exchange rate: 46.5 Sp/$ Exports Value ( million SP ) at exchange rate: 46 Sp/$

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Import of Agriculture Commodities Values from Different Regions 2000-2004

All Arab Countries Europe North and Central America South America

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Export of Agriculture Commodities Values to Different Regions 2000-2004

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