IDLIB: Pomegranate farmers in the town of Darkush, in Syria’s northwestern Idlib province near the Turkish border, are struggling to bring what is expected to be a strong harvest to market as rising production and transport costs, low prices, and a lack of export outlets squeeze their income. Darkush lies in a valley within the Orontes River basin, at the foothills of the Syrian Coastal Mountain Range. Pomegranate cultivation is a key source of livelihood for local farmers, who are calli
