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From Seed to Food Security: Reviving Lebanon’s Chickpea Sector
28/10/2025
Chickpeas have long been an integral part of Lebanese farming systems and local diets. They are a key ingredient in Lebanese cuisine and food heritage, featured in iconic dishes like hummus. But beyond tradition, chickpeas are essential for food security and sustainable farming.
Lebanon celebrates World Food Day 2025
04/11/2025
The Ministry of Agriculture, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and the World Food Programme (WFP) jointly organized a ceremony to mark World Food Day 2025, FAO’s 80th anniversary, and the International Day of Rural Women. The event was hosted at the Order of Engineers and Architects in Beirut, in the presence of H.E. Nizar Hani, Minister of Agriculture.
Solid Waste Reduction on Irrigation Canal of El Bared
30/04/2025
Solid waste crisis in Akkar region is a continuing problem due to the lack of central solutions, affecting human health, the environment and natural resources.
Visit to Michmich in Akkar: Tangible Support to Farmers and Promotion of Sustainable Agriculture
20/08/2025
In the rugged hills of Michmich in Akkar, Lebanese farmers are reclaiming their lands and revitalizing their livelihoods. Farmers dug out wells to irrigate high value crops and carried out complementary on-farm works, benefiting from matching investment grants.
FAO at AGRI Lebanon Exhibition
24/09/2025
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) participated in the first edition of the AGRI Lebanon Exhibition under the patronage of H.E. Minister of Agriculture Dr. Nizar Hani.
FAO is turning 80!
14/10/2025
For eight decades, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has been working worldwide to end hunger and support farmers, communities, and food systems.
The Chickpea value chain in Lebanon: A great opportunity for development
06/02/2025
Beloved in many traditional dishes, chickpeas are more than just a staple in Lebanese diets. They are essential for food security and a key crop for supporting sustainable agriculture. Lebanon’s chickpea sector faces significant obstacles: high crop losses, limited market access, low storage cap...
FAO supporting Lebanese farmers
17/10/2024
At every step, FAO Lebanon stands by farmers, cooperatives, and fishing communities, supporting them through the challenges they face. In partnership with the Lebanese Ministry of Agriculture, other government institutions, and international partners, FAO is promoting the sustainable growth of the agriculture sector and increasing the resilience of agrifood system.
Farm Business Schools: Empowering Rural Communities
10/09/2024
Lebanese farmers embarked on a journey of learning and growth through FAO's Farm Business Schools funded by the European Union. Through the Farm Business School (FBS) initiative, 325 farmers shifted their focus from production only to profitability, financial management, and market dynamics.
Farmers benefitting from high-yielding soft wheat seeds
25/08/2024
In light of the current economic crisis in Lebanon, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Lebanon, in coordination with the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) and the Lebanese Agricultural Research Institute (LARI), implemented a project funded by the Government of Japan.
Empowering women cooperatives and producer associations in Lebanon's agro-food sector: Testimonials
04/05/2024
Funded by the Government of Canada, FAO with the Ministry of Agriculture and the General Directorate of Cooperatives implemented a transformative project focused on women empowerment. It encouraged the group work with cooperatives, associations or informal groups.
Empowering Lebanese smallholder farmers to receive certification & produce quality crops
13/02/2024
Funded by Canada, through the PSDP, FAO enhanced the production skills of 420 farmers from North Lebanon. The farmers attended awareness sessions, received technical training, and benefitted from the provision of inputs on environmentally sustainable and Good Agricultural Practices (GAP).
Empowering women cooperatives and producer associations in Lebanon's agro-food sector: Figures
07/05/2024
Funded by the Government of Canada, FAO with the Ministry of Agriculture and the General Directorate of Cooperatives implemented a transformative project focused on women empowerment. It encouraged the group work with cooperatives, associations or informal groups.
FAO Lebanon trains potato farmers on environmentally sustainable Good Agricultural Practices
02/03/2023
This movie falls under the project “Promotion of Good Agricultural Practices, including Integrated Pest Management to reduce agrochemical pollution in upper Litani basin”.
FAO supports the General Directorate of Cooperatives in Lebanon
07/02/2023
FAO in Lebanon highlights its support to the General Directorate of Cooperatives (GDC) at the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) in the framework of the Canada-funded FAO project “Support to Women's Cooperatives and Associations in the agri-food sector in Lebanon”.
Community-based awareness campaign to reduce solid waste pollution
18/01/2023
Under the “Rehabilitation and waste management of El-Bared Canal Irrigation System to reduce source-to-sea pollution and improve livelihoods in the Akkar Region of Lebanon” project, a LoA was signed with ACTED NGO in order to support FAO in the implementation of a community-based awareness campaign on solid waste management.
Improved Water Resources Monitoring System (IWRM) at regional level in Lebanon
20/06/2022
This project is implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), in collaboration with North Lebanon Water Establishment (NLWE), which represents the Ministry of Water and Energy.
Training on Farmer Field Schools (FFS) – a participatory informal educational approach
16/06/2022
Employees from the Ministry of Agriculture and from the Industrial Development and Research Agri-Center (IDRAC) of the Chamber of Commerce Industry and Agriculture of Tripoli (CCIAT) participated in a training of facilitators on Farmer Field Schools (FFS).
Supporting women groups acquiring business and management knowledge
16/03/2022
Funded by the Government of Canada, FAO in collaboration with the Lebanese Ministry of Agriculture enrolled women cooperatives, associations and informal groups in Cooperative Business Schools (CBS) providing them with business training and coaching.
Lamia, a forest hero of Lebanon
09/03/2022
Lamia, a forest hero of Lebanon is a woman who understands sustainable living and whose livelihoods depends on sustainable forest management. This movie is part of a series highlighting many forest heroes from Lebanon.