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Lebanon’s agricultural sector, once a strong and dynamic regional exporter, has been lagging behind the fast-paced developments in international quality standards and technology. The dire situation of Lebanon’s present agricultural sector is reflected by the fact that 80% of food consumed in Lebanon is imported. ...
22.10.2013

This year the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations chose "Sustainable Food Systems for Food Security and Nutrition" as a theme for the World Food Day. Malnutrition today imposes high costs on society, and comes in many different forms. The cost of the malnutrition to the global...
10.10.2013

The food security situation in Sudan has been affected several inter-related factors which collectively resulted in what has been known as a “complex emergency”. The civil war, its attendants displacement, climatic variability resulting in recurrent droughts and floods, inadequate investment in small-holder farming, poor rural infrastructure and...
07.10.2013

A national catalogue on varieties of Pome and Stone Fruits will be launched on Friday 27 September in the Ministry of Agriculture. This national catalogue, “The most important varieties of pome and stone fruits grown in Lebanon”, was prepared jointly by Ministry...
25.09.2013

The Muscat Ministerial Declaration reflects the Region’s commitment to engage in further enhancing implementation of the Treaty, working together to help meet the challenges of water scarcity and drought, and finding ways to increase food insecurity, alleviate extreme poverty and counter the effects of climate change on...
21.09.2013