{"id":12780,"date":"2025-07-06T15:19:07","date_gmt":"2025-07-06T12:19:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jfl.ngo\/%d8%aa%d8%b9%d8%a7%d9%81%d9%8a-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%82%d8%b7%d8%a7%d8%b9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b2%d8%b1%d8%a7%d8%b9%d9%8a-%d9%81%d9%8a-%d9%85%d9%86%d8%a7%d8%b7%d9%82-%d8%b4%d9%85%d8%a7%d9%84-%d8%b4%d8%b1%d9%82\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T13:48:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T10:48:51","slug":"the-recovery-of-the-agricultural-sector-in-northeast-syria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jfl.ngo\/en\/the-recovery-of-the-agricultural-sector-in-northeast-syria\/","title":{"rendered":"The Recovery of the Agricultural Sector in Northeast Syria"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dr. Layla Zibar<\/p>\n

In light of the ongoing rapid developments and the urgent need to adopt a sustainable approach that addresses the root causes of the Syrian crisis, the NGO Justice for Life is undertaking a series of specialized studies aimed at articulating a comprehensive vision grounded in the lived realities of communities in the NES. This vision seeks to inform the development of policy frameworks and practical mechanisms that prevent the recurrence of marginalization during the phases of recovery and reconstruction, while also confronting its deep structural roots. This particular study focuses on a critical dimension of that vision: the risk of renewed marginalization within the agricultural sector and its interlinkages with food security and natural resource governance in the NES\u2014a sector deemed vital in the post-conflict period. The study approaches this issue through a critical and analytical lens, situating it as a recurrent pattern observable across different geographical and historical contexts, wherein the neglect of agricultural justice has often led to the reproduction of structural inequalities. The study seeks to address the following central question:<\/p>\n

How can both contemporary and historically rooted challenges facing the agricultural sector be addressed during the recovery and reconstruction phases in Northeast Syria (NES) in a manner that ensures redress for past marginalization and prevents its recurrence or reproduction?<\/strong><\/p>\n

This study, through a methodical analytical approach, examines the ways in which marginalization strategies have contributed to the emergence of the agricultural crisis in the NES. It investigates the impact of the conflict on reshaping land-power relations, while identifying key actors, current challenges, and existing opportunities that may enable the agricultural sector to serve as a driver for achieving spatial justice, as conceptualized by Edward Soja. Spatial justice is understood here as the fair and equitable distribution of resources, opportunities, and socially valuable services\u2014an approach that acknowledges the deeply rooted relationship between the geography of place and the social structures it both contains and reproduces. To conceptualize spatial justice in the Syrian context, the study\u2019s theoretical framework draws on the literatures of development and conflict, intersecting with several central concepts, including:<\/p>\n