FAO in Lebanon

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20 August 2020
The livestock sector in Lebanon is currently facing many challenges related to the economic crisis the country is experiencing. The capacity of the Ministry of Agriculture to fight infectious animal diseases has been significantly diminished because it lacks the financial resources needed to procure essential vaccines. Lebanon, similar to other countries in the Middle East,...
11 August 2020
Last Saturday was another scorching August day in Lebanon’s shattered capital of Beirut, but UN staff members who had gathered outside UN House – itself damaged during the deadly port explosion - were determined to get straight to work, and stand in solidarity with the country they call home.   Wearing hats,...
16 July 2020
“Cooperatives help improve the socio-economic situation of all their members. They also alleviate the unemployment rate” said Jamal Osta, from the General Directorate of Cooperatives (GDC) during a training organized by FAO and the GDC in Zahle, Bekaa on 14 July 2020. Throughout June and July 2020, a series of training...
02 July 2020
On the occasion of the International Day for Cooperatives, and in the presence of H.E. Minister of Agriculture, Mr. Abbas Mortada, and the presence of Mr. Jamie Schnurr, Head of Cooperation – Government of Canada in Lebanon, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the General...
26 June 2020
What are the challenges that need to be solved in Lebanon to achieve the Lebanon you want to see in 25 years? What do you want to see in 2045 when the UN will turn 100? What is the future of agriculture in Lebanon and what’s the role of youth...