"May God Bless the Hand that Works": Stories from Displaced Syrian Farmworkers during Covid-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has also brought additional difficulties
for Faisal’s business. Lockdowns have disrupted supply chains
for agricultural inputs like seeds and fertilisers, and have
limited his access to markets. Currency inflation has also
made agriculture less profitable.
Faisal explains that even though there is
less demand for his plants, he still has to
pay to keep them alive, so his profits
have decreased to $1500/month.
Faisal has coped with the losses by decreasing production
and letting some of his workers go.