Beirut 19 Jan 2017 The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) announces that applications for the FAO-Hungary scholarship programme for the 2017-2018 Academic Year are open, and that students from Lebanon are eligible to apply for

Under the patronage of H.E The Minister of Agriculture, Mr. Ghazi Zeaiter, The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Ministry of Agriculture in Lebanon held a two-day National Workshop on food loss reduction on April 24 and

Under the patronage of H.E The Minister of Agriculture, Mr. Ghazi Zeaiter, The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Ministry of Agriculture in Lebanon, and the Faculty of Agriculture and Food Science at the American Universit

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Ministry of Agriculture in Lebanon, in collaboration with the World Food Program (WFP) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM), celebrated today World Food

Under the patronage of the Minister of Agriculture, H.E Mr. Ghazi Zeaiter, the Ministry of Agriculture, in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), launched the pilot phase for establishing a farmers’ registry

On the occasion of World Environment Day, Acting United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Pernille Dahler Kardel today visited the Chouf Biosphere Reserve in Mount Lebanon and examined local reforestation projects being undertaken in coordination wi

The integrated Water Resources Management project – funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) – is being implemented over three years (2017-2020) with a budget of 2.4 million USD. To achieve the overall impact of more effective plan

Under the patronage of H.E The Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Hassan Lakiss, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) in Lebanon, held an inception workshop at the Ministry of Agriculture on Aug

“I advise youth to enroll in the Technical Agriculture Schools as they will learn a lot and gain new experiences to become ready to join the labor market”, said Batoul Kanj, a displaced Syrian student who flew with her family from her country and found an

Agriculture plays a vital role in the Lebanese economy. However, the agricultural sector is facing significant challenges. To tackle these challenges and address the possible opportunities for Lebanon’s agriculture, the Ministry of Agriculture of Lebanon,

The “Smart Adaptation of Forest Landscapes in Mountain Areas” (SALMA) FAO- led project, funded by the Global Environmental Facility (GEF), kicked off reforestation and afforestation activities in Lebanon for this year. In collaboration with the Lebanese M

Three Korean experts from the Forest Research Institute in the Republic of Korea visited Lebanon between December 2 and December 5,2019. Their first destination was Anjar in the Bekaa where they held fruitful meetings with local actors and authorities. T

“The establishment of an orchard deserves planning and preparation and the seedlings need to be carefully selected to ensure good production,” said Charbel Hobeika, a technical expert leading a training organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization o

On a windy day in January 2020, fishermen in the Okaibeh port, in Mount Lebanon, sell their freshly caught fish, sorted according to the species. Others mend their nets in preparation for their next fishing trip. The Okaibeh fishermen shared stories and

 “We have to prepare the forests of the future so that future generations can also benefit from them”, said Fady Asmar, FAO project manager during a recent training on forest management. The training was organized by FAO in collaboration with the Ministry

Within the project “Improved Water Resources Monitoring System/Integrated Water Resources Management at regional level in Lebanon” funded by the Swiss Embassy, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Mi

On Tuesday, February 25, 2020, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Lebanon, in collaboration with the Ministry of Water and Energy and the North Lebanon Water Establishment, launched the project “Rehabilitation and waste managem

Youssef Ayyoub, a shepherd from the village of Al Manara in West Beqaa grazed his flock of goats early on a cold February day. He wanted to join his friends, six shepherds from the village, in the municipality for a meeting with the mayor, the Ministry of

“We are gathered here, for the first time, to hear your aspirations and expectations about your participation in the Canada-funded project "Support to Women's Cooperatives and Associations in the Agri-food Sector in Lebanon known as the “Raedat El Rif” pr

In the context of the joint UN partnership, led by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), working to strengthen the agricultural TVET system in Lebanon, The International Labour Organization (ILO) recently held a four-day train