• A Syrian self-taught farmer shows oyster mushrooms picked up from the organic Al-Amal farm, which was established by a group of young activists displaced from the Ghouta region near Damascus, in Afrin in the rebel-held northern Aleppo province on January 11, 2021. - The group of young Syrians had gained experience during the five-year siege of the Ghouta region by regime forces, between 2013 and 2018, when they started producing mushrooms in small quantities to cope with the limited food supply and to replace meat. Now in their new workshop in the humid basement of a building in the city of Afrin, near the border with Turkey, they say they produce around 300 kilograms of mushrooms per week for sale in Aleppo and Idlib markets at the rate of 1. 35 US dollars per kg. (Photo by OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP)
    A Syrian self-taught farmer shows oyster mushrooms picked up from the organic Al-Amal farm, which was established by a group of young activists displaced from the Ghouta region near Damascus, in Afrin in the rebel-held northern Aleppo province on January 11, 2021. - The group of young Syrians had gained experience during the five-year siege of the Ghouta region by regime forces, between 2013 and 2018, when they started producing mushrooms in small quantities to cope with the limited food supply and to replace meat. Now in their new workshop in the humid basement of a building in the city of Afrin, near the border with Turkey, they say they produce around 300 kilograms of mushrooms per week for sale in Aleppo and Idlib markets at the rate of 1. 35 US dollars per kg. (Photo by OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP)
  • Oyster mushrooms growing in a humid basement at the Al-Amal farm. The group of young Syrians gained experience during the five-year siege of the Ghouta region by President Bashar Al Assad's regime forces, between 2013 and 2018, when they started producing the fungi in small quantities to cope with the limited food supply and as a replacement for meat.
    Oyster mushrooms growing in a humid basement at the Al-Amal farm. The group of young Syrians gained experience during the five-year siege of the Ghouta region by President Bashar Al Assad's regime forces, between 2013 and 2018, when they started producing the fungi in small quantities to cope with the limited food supply and as a replacement for meat.
  • A Syrian farmer prepares chaff for growing oyster mushrooms at Al-Amal farm. Now in their new workshop in the basement of a building in Afrin, near the border with Turkey, they say they produce around 300 kilograms of mushrooms a week for sale in Aleppo and Idlib markets at the rate of $1.35 per kg.
    A Syrian farmer prepares chaff for growing oyster mushrooms at Al-Amal farm. Now in their new workshop in the basement of a building in Afrin, near the border with Turkey, they say they produce around 300 kilograms of mushrooms a week for sale in Aleppo and Idlib markets at the rate of $1.35 per kg.
  • The produce is stacked in crates.
    The produce is stacked in crates.
  • A Syrian self-taught farmer checks oyster mushrooms growing in a humid basement at the Al-Amal farm.
    A Syrian self-taught farmer checks oyster mushrooms growing in a humid basement at the Al-Amal farm.
  • Syrian workers package oyster mushrooms picked up from the organic farmers at Al-Amal.
    Syrian workers package oyster mushrooms picked up from the organic farmers at Al-Amal.
  • Packaged oyster mushrooms ready for the market.
    Packaged oyster mushrooms ready for the market.
  • A Syrian vendor displays the mushrooms at his small shop in the town of Binnish in Syria's north-western Idlib province.
    A Syrian vendor displays the mushrooms at his small shop in the town of Binnish in Syria's north-western Idlib province.

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From cottage to factory: mushroom production in Syria – in pictures

Young Syrians make success out of business started out of necessity

The National

January 13, 2022

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Updated: January 13, 2022, 1:27 PM
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