FAO in Lebanon

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08 March 2021
On March 8, International Women’s Day, the United Nations honors women who are on the frontline of their fight against COVID-19. Today, on International Women’s Day, the UN pays tribute to the countless women in Lebanon, striving in their communities to combat the far-reaching impacts of COVID-19, its health, economic and...
02 March 2021
The Ministry of Agriculture and the Green Plan, in cooperation with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Lebanon, funded by the European Union, encourage vulnerable farmers from all Lebanese regions to apply for grants to invest in agricultural infrastructure. This support programme is within the framework...
22 February 2021
Good timing for the plantation of forest trees is essential to improve the success rate in a semi-arid environment.  In the framework of the “Smart Adaptation of Forest Landscapes in Mountain Areas” (SALMA) implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in close collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) and...
17 February 2021
How can women cooperatives, associations and groups run a business not only from a technical perspective, but also from a business perspective? How can they ensure that their business is profitable, financially viable, and sustainable?  Funded by the Government of Canada, FAO in collaboration with the Lebanese Ministry of Agriculture provided...
19 January 2021
Under the framework of the FAO Regional Initiative on Small Scale Family Farming, FAO Lebanon, in partnership with the Lebanese Ministry of Agriculture (MoA), organized a virtual meeting on the 19th of January 2021, to initiate the dialogue on a planned national assessment on the pluralistic and market-oriented agricultural extension...