Khabab Regenerative Farm for Olive Cultivation

Green Mawared Company has designed The Khabab Regenerative Farm for Olive Cultivation to become a comprehensive economic agricultural entity, endorsing regenerative methods. It aims to bolster food security in Syria and across the world and to create an Arab regional hub for the production and development of specialized skills in this critical field.
The agricultural complex is located between the villages of Khabab and Al Majedel, near the Daraa International Highway. Its area exceeds 250 hectares, with a 7 km perimeter, within the sections 2-3-4-5
Let’s first acquaint ourselves with this innovative project through a numerical summary:
100 specialized skills: The number of engineers and administrators operating the agriculture complex.
200 labor skills: The annual count of seasonal workers involved in the agriculture complex.
350 specialized skills: The amount of effort required to launch the project.
135 billion Syrian pounds: The cost to establish the project.
36 months: The time frame for establishing the project.
8 years: The expected duration to achieve a full return on investment.
1 megawatt: The capacity of renewable energy systems, wind and solar, powering the complex.
35 types: The number of plant and crop species used in the agriculture complex.
100,000 trees: The count of olive trees planted.
10,000 square meters: The area of administrative, industrial, research, and training buildings.
250 hectares: The initial area of the complex.
20 wells: The number of wells to be prepared to meet the agriculture complex’s needs.
And now, let’s take a closer look at the agricultural complex to better understand its components and the methods used in applying the principles and practices of regenerative agriculture.
The agricultural complex is surrounded by a belt providing protection from external factors such as intruders, stray animals, and harmful winds
This belt comprises a stone wall built using the black stones found around the farm, prickly plants like cactus, Damascus rose, and brambles, as well as high windbreaks such as cypress, walnut, quinoa, poplar, pine, and medium-sized such as acacia and leucaena. All of these plants are used to generate additional income for the farm, and some serve as feed for the animal wealth.
Olive trees form the main component of the agricultural complex, housing around 100,000 trees. These are evenly divided into varieties for olive oil production and varieties for table olive products.
The spaces between olive trees are utilized for planting legumes and fodder crops, which prevent soil erosion, assist in fertilizing the olive trees, secure additional income for the farm, and provide the necessary fodder for animal wealth.
Green Mawared Company designed the irrigation system of the agricultural complex using surface tanks in the form of lakes located at each well used for irrigating the crops. These lakes are used for fish farming, water storage for plant irrigation, as their waters contain fish waste rich in organic fertilizer. They also serve as a rich environment for the growth of water-loving plants like willow and alder. These lakes help moderate temperature under harsh weather conditions, whether intense cold or extreme heat, and enhance biodiversity, thus strengthening the farm’s ecological system.
The agricultural complex contains its own nurseries, benefiting from the remnants of trimming trees and planted vegetation to produce high-quality seedlings for additional income. The nurseries consist of open spaces, plastic houses, and special sections within a controlled environment agriculture building, managed by advanced digital systems
Around the administrative buildings area, there are small orchards known as food forests, aiming to increase biodiversity within the farm as a whole and cultivate crops to provide the facility’s owners and employees with organic food products. These food forests consist of areas for planting seasonal vegetables and areas for planting fruit trees, nut trees, and apple trees.