#WorldFoodDay 2021 is celebrated a second time during the COVID-19 pandemic, whose repercussions disrupted agri-food systems and triggered an unprecedented global economic recession resulting in a dramatic loss of livelihoods and incomes and increased foo

On the 21st of October, and one week after the International Rural Women day, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Lebanon (FAO) organized the graduation of more than 900 trainees from women groups and 32 facilitators in the “Coo

Under the Patronage of H.E the Minister of Agriculture Dr. Abbas Hajj Hassan, and in presence of M. Jean-François Guillaume, Chargé d’affaires a.i. of the French embassy, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Lebanese Agricultural Research Institute (LARI), th

FAO in collaboration with the International Water Management Institute (IWMI), is organizing a National Water Auditing training under the title Water Governance Analysis. The two-day training is taking place on the 18th and 19th of November 2021. It aims

Under the patronage of H.E Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Abbas Hajj Hassan, FAO Lebanon in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) organized a virtual meeting on advancing extension and advisory services from a pluralistic and market-oriented pe

The Ministry of Agriculture, in cooperation with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Lebanon, announced, mid-December 2021, the start of the distribution process of the vouchers to support men and women farmers.  This programme

On Friday 4th of February, women cooperatives, associations and informal groups signed with FAO, financial and in-kind grants to implement their business plans under the framework of the project “Support to Women’s cooperatives and associations in the agr

  The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) wishes to warn the public of fraudulent schemes purporting to offer or soliciting applications for internships or employment or business opportunities on behalf FAO or of FAO officials.

Within the framework of the project “Support to Women’s Cooperatives and Associations in the Agri-food Sector of Lebanon”, funded by the Government of Canada, a five-day training workshop on “Gender Mainstreaming in the Agricultural sector” was organized 

The recognition of the role of women in agriculture in Lebanon is still poor. However, it is certain that women in rural areas are major contributors to this sector. They account for up to 43 percent of the agricultural work force. They usually spend long

The FAO family in Lebanon remembers our colleague Georges El Nahri who passed away on 11 December 2021. Georges’ impact and work in the organization still lives on, showing the important role he played in FAO’s Representation in Lebanon, projects and init

FAO in-depth analysis assesses market structure and risks, as well as provides policy recommendations The Russian Federation and Ukraine are among the most important producers of agricultural commodities in the world. Both countries are net exporters of

The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 21 March the International Day of Forests (IDF) in 2012. The Day celebrates and raises awareness of the importance of all types of forests. On each International Day of Forests, countries are encouraged to un

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) supports youth to access decent work in rural areas. In response to the challenge of child labour in agriculture in Lebanon, FAO in collaboration with Plan International, organized today a

Today, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Lebanon, in cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture, concluded the training of facilitators for the Farmers Field Schools, which lasted eight consecutive days. Twenty-eight facilit

Within the framework of the development of the aquaculture sector in Lebanon, the Lebanese Ministry of Agriculture and the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today

Under the Patronage of His Excellency the Minister of Agriculture, Dr Abbas Hajj Hassan, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Lebanon (FAO) and the Directorate General of Cooperatives, in partnership with Fair Trade Lebanon organ

UNDP’s Regional Goodwill Ambassador Michael Haddadembarks on Arctic Walk todeliver a “Package of Hope” to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, including seed samples from 12 Arab countries and a book by Pope Francis   Beirut, 1 June 2022 — A special ceremo

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in close collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA), carried out a training of facilitators on Farmer Field Schools (FFS) over a period of two weeks (between 21 March 2022 and 31

With the concurrence of the Government of the Lebanese Republic, Ms. Nora Ourabah Haddad took up her duties on 3 June 2022, as the new Representative for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Lebanon. On 16 June 2022, she me