Syria's production of cotton more than million tones

Syria's production of cotton reached more than one million tones in 2004 with an increase totaling more than 150,000 tones, compared with the year before, Minister of Agriculture said on Thursday.

Adel Safar told the opening of the 35th conference for cotton, last year's season was one of the best due to the absence of problems or hinders in the cotton plantation, production or marketing.

" Production in 2004 has totaled more than one million tones with a mounting of 150,000 tones comparing with last year," He said.

The minister underlined the importance of developing this production by moving from traditional irrigation to modern irrigation and surmounting all difficulties in front of the work in producing and marketing this crop.

Cotton is considered the second strategic harvest in Syria after the wheat which Syria is famous of world wide due to its solidity.