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FAO in Lebanon

Lebanon joined the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in 1945 as a founding member of the Organization. In February 1977, FAO and Lebanon signed an agreement to establish a country office in Beirut. Find out more

FAO Priorities in Lebanon

Lebanon Country Programming Framework (CPF) for the period 2023-2026 is FAO’s planning and programming strategic document to respond to the challenges faced by the agrifood system of Lebanon. The CPF aligns with the strategies outlined in Lebanon's key policy documents and sector-specific plans, namely the National Agriculture Strategy (NAS) 2020-2025, the National Water Strategy 2020-2035, the Lebanon National Forestry Programme (2015 – 2025) and the Lebanon Crisis Response Plan (LCRP) 2022-2023. The CPF is also aligned with  the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) 2022-2025 as well as the FAO Strategic Framework for 2022-2031.

News
Publications
FAO Voucher Scheme – Briefing note
2022

The agricultural sector in Lebanon plays an important role in securing self-sufficiency in a number of food commodities, and is considered a major cornerstone...

Fisheries & aquaculture in Lebanon - Briefing note
2022

The Lebanese coastline is 220 km long with a narrow continental shelf ‎‎(less than 1 200 km2 with up to 200 m depth), which rarely extends beyond an...

Catalysing the sustainable and inclusive transformation of food systems
2022

Food systems are intimately linked to our lives – through the food we eat, our nutrition and health, our livelihoods, jobs, and the environment and...

Videos
Farm Business Schools: Empowering Rural Communities
10/09/2024

Lebanese farmers embarked on a journey of learning and growth through FAO's Farm Business Schools funded by the European Union. Through the Farm Business...

Farmers benefitting from high-yielding soft wheat seeds
25/08/2024

In light of the current economic crisis in Lebanon, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Lebanon, in coordination with...

Empowering women cooperatives and producer associations in Lebanon's agro-food sector: Figures
07/05/2024

Funded by the Government of Canada, FAO with the Ministry of Agriculture and the General Directorate of Cooperatives implemented a transformative project...

Empowering women cooperatives and producer associations in Lebanon's agro-food sector: Testimonials
04/05/2024

Funded by the Government of Canada, FAO with the Ministry of Agriculture and the General Directorate of Cooperatives implemented a transformative project...

Empowering Lebanese smallholder farmers to receive certification & produce quality crops
13/02/2024

Funded by Canada, through the PSDP, FAO enhanced the production skills of 420 farmers from North Lebanon. The farmers attended awareness sessions, received...

FAO Lebanon trains potato farmers on environmentally sustainable Good Agricultural Practices
02/03/2023

This movie falls under the project “Promotion of Good Agricultural Practices, including Integrated Pest Management to reduce agrochemical pollution...

FAO supports the General Directorate of Cooperatives in Lebanon
07/02/2023

FAO in Lebanon highlights its support to the General Directorate of Cooperatives (GDC) at the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) in the framework of the...

Community-based awareness campaign to reduce solid waste pollution
18/01/2023

Under the “Rehabilitation and waste management of El-Bared Canal Irrigation System to reduce source-to-sea pollution and improve livelihoods in the...

Improved Water Resources Monitoring System (IWRM) at regional level in Lebanon
20/06/2022

This project is implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation...

Training on Farmer Field Schools (FFS) – a participatory informal educational approach
16/06/2022

Employees from the Ministry of Agriculture and from the Industrial Development and Research Agri-Center (IDRAC) of the Chamber of Commerce Industry...

Supporting women groups acquiring business and management knowledge
16/03/2022

Funded by the Government of Canada, FAO in collaboration with the Lebanese Ministry of Agriculture enrolled women cooperatives, associations and informal...

Lamia, a forest hero of Lebanon
09/03/2022

Lamia, a forest hero of Lebanon is a woman who understands sustainable living and whose livelihoods depends on sustainable forest management. This movie...

Gender equality and GBV campaigns at the heart of FAO’s work in Lebanon
25/02/2022

Under the framework of the FAO project “Support to Women's Cooperatives and Associations in the Agri-food Sector in Lebanon", funded by the Government...

Enhancing the Resilience of Vulnerable Refugee Communities through Cash-for-Work
03/02/2022

This FAO project is funded by the Government of Korea and implemented in collaboration with the Ministry of the Agriculture, the Municipality of Anjar,...

Beekeeping for Women empowerment in Lebanon
01/02/2021

This video highlights the role of women in beekeeping as a forest-based jobs. FAO promotes forest-related activities and jobs that generate income to...

Lebanese farmers benefit from agricultural input vouchers
29/01/2021

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Lebanon in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture distributed vouchers to farmers...

Upgrading the Technical Agriculture Education System in Lebanon
27/04/2020

The FAO project “Upgrading the Technical Agriculture Education System in Lebanon” is funded by the Kingdom of Netherlands and implemented in partnership...

Investing in agricultural infrastructure Promoting livelihoods and employment
02/04/2020

The project is both a humanitarian and development initiative, where it aims at reviving agricultural livelihoods and creating employment. It builds...

Farm Business Schools. The Lebanese experience
07/02/2020

FAO Lebanon adapted and developed the Farm Business Schools (FBS) approach in Arabic for its use in Lebanon but also in the Arab region. It launched...

FAO supports the Lebanese Agricultural Research Institute to introduce Quinoa production to Lebanon
10/02/2016

Quinoa production was introduced to Lebanon through a FAO technical cooperation project over two years. Nineteen varieties of quinoa seeds were provided...