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Strengthening Lebanon’s agricultural export support programmes

Year of publication 2021

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 2p.

Author Díaz-González, A.M., Morales-Opazo, C.

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Policy brief

Series title FAO Agricultural Development Economics Policy Brief

Series number 39

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) The main factors limiting the growth of trade in Lebanese agricultural and food products include limited access to international markets, product quality and certification, inadequate trade infrastructure, lack of competitiveness, lack of trade agreements, and difficulties in substituting imported goods with domestic products. Measures that support producers with better information on opportunities for developing export promotion strategies should be adopted to support agricultural exports. Government programmes should also focus on expanding and increasing access to agricultural export markets.

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Díaz-González, A.M. and Morales-Opazo, C. 2021. Strengthening Lebanon’s agricultural export support programmes. FAO Agricultural Development Economics Policy Brief 39. Rome, FAO.

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