FAO in Lebanon

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14 December 2016
Lebanon aims to step up efforts to boost food security and sustainable agriculture 14 December 2016, Beirut – Lebanese President Michel Aoun today met FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva for talks that focused on food security and sustainable development as well as the need to provide assistance to farmers affected by...
13 December 2016
Director-General praises countries hosting refugees, announces new programmes 13 December 2016, Beirut Conflicts in Syria, Iraq and Yemen are the prime culprit behind the doubling of undernourished people in the Near East, FAO Director-General Jose Graziano da Silva said today as he visited Beirut, where FAO is opening a new sub-regional...
24 November 2016
Beirut – 24 November, 2016  The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Ministry of Agriculture in Lebanon have launched their project ‘National Center for Forest Seeds of Lebanon’ during an inception workshop today at the Holiday Inn. The project is funded by the State of Norway...
10 November 2016
Beirut – 10 November, 2016 The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Ministry of Agriculture in Lebanon have announced the signing of a new project under the title ‘Smart Adaptation of Forest Landscapes in Mountain Areas’ during a press conference in the Grand Serail. This project is...
10 October 2016
Aley – 10 October, 2016 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 Italian Cooperation, celebrated today World Food Day 2016, under the theme ‘Climate is Changing, Food and Agriculture Must too’. The...