News
24 November 2023
Minister of Agriculture, Abbas Hajj Hassan, and FAO Representative in Lebanon, Nora Ourabah Haddad, signed a project agreement today funded by the Government of Canada (CAD$20 million). The project aims at increasing the adoption of gender-responsive, nutrition-sensitive good and climate smart agricultural practices, and improving the performance of fruits and vegetables...
Minister of Agriculture, Abbas Hajj Hassan, and FAO Representative in Lebanon, Nora Ourabah Haddad, signed a project agreement today funded by the Government of Canada (CAD$20 million). The project aims at increasing the adoption of gender-responsive, nutrition-sensitive good and climate smart agricultural practices, and improving the performance of fruits and vegetables...
08 November 2023
FAO Lebanon and DIEM are pleased to share the brief for the fifth-round of Data in Emergencies (DIEM) Monitoring in Lebanon. This brief presents the main findings of the assessment conducted between August and September 2023, in close collaboration with Lebanon’s Ministry of Agriculture. The assessment targeted a sample of...
FAO Lebanon and DIEM are pleased to share the brief for the fifth-round of Data in Emergencies (DIEM) Monitoring in Lebanon. This brief presents the main findings of the assessment conducted between August and September 2023, in close collaboration with Lebanon’s Ministry of Agriculture. The assessment targeted a sample of...
17 October 2023
Rome – The global ceremony marking this year’s World Food Day 2023 took place here today, against a backdrop of increasing world hunger and conflicts. In particular, participants stressed water’s critical role in underpinning our food security and how we can better manage and not take for granted this precious...
Rome – The global ceremony marking this year’s World Food Day 2023 took place here today, against a backdrop of increasing world hunger and conflicts. In particular, participants stressed water’s critical role in underpinning our food security and how we can better manage and not take for granted this precious...
Increased Economic Autonomy and Contribution in the Value Chain Productivity: Women Farmers’ Journey
13 October 2023
Across multiple value chains, women producers’ potential is restricted by a division of roles and responsibilities between women and men that exclude women from decision-making process. Their participation in value chains is critical, yet they still face gender-specific constraints and challenges in owning, accessing, and controlling resources that affect their...
Across multiple value chains, women producers’ potential is restricted by a division of roles and responsibilities between women and men that exclude women from decision-making process. Their participation in value chains is critical, yet they still face gender-specific constraints and challenges in owning, accessing, and controlling resources that affect their...
31 July 2023
Forty-three facilitators (41 from the Ministry of Agriculture in Lebanon and one facilitator from FAO Jordan and another from the Jordanian Ministry of Agriculture) are now able to guide dairy cow keepers to manage their farms and make their agricultural businesses more profitable. For this, they attended a training on...
Forty-three facilitators (41 from the Ministry of Agriculture in Lebanon and one facilitator from FAO Jordan and another from the Jordanian Ministry of Agriculture) are now able to guide dairy cow keepers to manage their farms and make their agricultural businesses more profitable. For this, they attended a training on...
