The Syrian crisis is in the middle of its fifth year, and no close end is visible until the moment. With the continuation of war, the number of people in need for food assistance increases day by day, and the humanitarian aids distributed in Syria do not meet the actual population needs. For this reason, it is important to have a detailed picture of the status of bakeries, as the bread is the basic food item in Syria.

The Information Management Unit (IMU) of the Assistance Coordination Unit (ACU) conducted the second assessment of bakeries in Syria in order to inform a better response provided by aid actors within the food security sector. More specifically, the assessment aimed to collect data on the type of bakeries; the bakeries’ distribution; bakeries’ managing parties; status of functioning, as well as the number of beneficiaries; the bread production capacity; sources of flour and support; and bread distribution and prices.