Men display wheat in Ras al-Ain, Syria September 16, 2016. Picture taken September 16, 2016. REUTERS/Rodi Said
ABU DHABI/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria's wheat harvest nearly halved to 1.3 million tonnes this year, the lowest in 27 years, as fighting and poor rainfall further degraded the farming sector and the nation's ability to feed itself.
The government of President Bashar al-Assad was forced to tender this summer for an unprecedented 1.35 million tonnes of imported wheat from political ally Russia to ensure supply of the flat loaves that are a staple for the Syrian people.
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