Syrians abandon farming for steadier jobs

By Agence France-Presse

Jan 15, 2024 12:19 am

JAABAR AL-SAGHIR, Syria: After years of war, drought and economic crisis, Omar Abdel-Fattah was forced to rent out his farmland in northeast Syria, preferring a more stable job to provide for his family.

'It breaks my heart to see someone else working my land,' said Abdel-Fattah, 50, who grew wheat, cotton and vegetables in Jaabar al-Saghir, in Syria's Raqa province, for three decades.

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