Nouma adnan shiban1*, Ebrahim Hamdan Saker1 and Sausan Abdullah Haifa2

1 Department of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Agricultural Engineering, Lattakia University, Syria.
2 Department of Soil and Water Sciences, Faculty of Agricultural Engineering, Lattakia University, Syria.

(*Corresponding author: Nouma adnan shiban, Email: noumasheeban1@gmail.com Tel: 0941494901)

Received: 26/ 6/ 2025     Accepted: 3/ 8/ 2025

Abstract: 

This study was conducted in Lattakia Governorate for the 2022-2023 agricultural season. The aim was to evaluate the efficiency of agricultural land reclamation by examining the changes resulting from reclamation, whether in crop composition, yield, or net profits, and then determining the financial return of agricultural land reclamation. The study relied on primary data collected in the field from a random sample of 346 farmers benefiting from land reclamation operations in Lattakia Governorate. The study used a descriptive and analytical approach to achieve its objectives. The results showed that the average cost of agricultural land reclamation in the study sample amounted to 2,079,398.6 Syrian pounds per dunum. The cost of rock removal constituted the largest portion, at 44.1% of the total reclamation costs, followed by the cost of excavation and soil leveling, at 33%.  As a result of reclamation, the total net returns from crops and agricultural lands increased from 377.053 million Syrian pounds before reclamation to 4,115.767 million Syrian pounds after reclamation, i.e. a total increase of 3,738.714 million Syrian pounds, so that the percentage of return resulting from reclamation was estimated at about 278.1%.

Keywords: Reclamation, economic impact, productive afforestation project, coastal and central region development project.

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