A recent undated picture shows Syrian farmers emptying their harvest of wheat at a depot in Daraa, 100 kms south of Damascus. Syria's worst drought in 40 years is strangling grain production, prompting authorities to seek aid from the UN's Food and Agricultural Organisation, the official SANA news agency reported on October 21, 2008. Wheat production has fallen by 53 percent in 2008 and that of barley by 68 percent, with thousands of families affected, SANA said. AFP PHOTO/STR (Photo credit should read -/AFP/Getty Images)
