Muhammad Sulieman^*(1), Nidal Darwish ⁽¹⁾, Sawsan Haifa⁽²⁾, and Hayan Suleman⁽¹⁾.

(1). Department of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Agriculture engineering, Latakia University, Latakia. Syria.

(2). Department of Soil and Water sciences, Faculty of Agriculture engineering, Latakia University, Latakia. Syria.

 ( *Corresponding author: Eng. Muhammad Sulieman. EmailMuhammad.suliemann@gmail.com – Muhammad.sulieman@Tishreen.edu.sy  )

Received:   25/11/2024       Accepted:  23/4/2025

Abstract: 

The research was conducted in Latakia Governorate, during the year 2024, and aimed to analyze the descriptive characteristics of the water basin in Latakia governorate, assess the utilized dams, and estimate the contribution of irrigation water to agricultural production growth, based on the descriptive-analytical approach. The results indicated that the storage volume prediction equation, based on rainfall, shows that the main dams reach their maximum storage capacity (324.3 million cubic meters) when annual rainfall is 1526 millimeters/year. The relative weight of the irrigated tobacco area reached 41.2%, and the contribution of irrigation water to productivity increase was approximately 20%. The relative weight of irrigated area for eggplant, zucchini, and tomato was 99%, 92%, 85.2%, respectively. The contribution of irrigation water to productivity was about 75% for eggplant, 7% for zucchini, and 86.6% for tomato. The relative weight of the irrigated area for olives reached to 0.4%, and 23.5% for apples, while citrus is grown entirely under irrigation. The contribution of irrigation water to apple productivity was 27.7%. the research recommends utilizing the water surplus in Latakia for irrigation to enhance agricultural production, and expanding the use of modern irrigation methods to increase the contribution of irrigation water to crop productivity.

Keywords: Water– statistical analysis – Agricultural production – Dams-Latakia.

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