Resolution No. 21/T of 1998 creating the Syrian Desert Development Department into the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation. Country/Territory Syrian Arab Republic Document type Regulation Date 1998 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Official Gazette No. 47, 2 December 1998, 3 pp. Subject Agricultural & rural development, Cultivated plants Keyword Less favoured areas Desertification Institution Agricultural development Hazards Planting material/seeds Plant protection Plant production Geographical area Asia, Mediterranean, Middle East, Near East and North Africa, Western Asia Abstract This Resolution is composed of 3 articles. Creation of the Syrian Desert Development Project Department at the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation (art. 1). Duties and competencies of this Department are: grassing re-qualification; plant protection and development in the desert; production of suitable seeds and nurseries; natural and water resource survey; creation of databases; soil conservation; laying down a grassing policy; animal wealth development; modernization of milk and cheese production; coordination between the competent ministries and departments and the like (art. 2). Management and offices of this Department (art. 3). Full text Arabic