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FAO's Response to the Escalating Conflict in Lebanon: Safeguarding Food, Nutrition, Security and Agriculture

Closing workshop of the FAO project “Upgrading the Technical Agriculture Education System in Lebanon” implemented in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture and with UN, national and international partners
15/07/2021
Under the patronage and in the presence of H.E caretaker Minister of Agriculture Dr. Abbas Mortada, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Lebanon conducted today a closing workshop of the project“Upgrading the Technical Agricultur
The UN hosts a virtual dialogue to inform ground-breaking UN Summit on the Future of Food in Lebanon
22/07/2021
As food systems around the world continue to recover from the shock of the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN in Lebanon today hosted a virtual Food Systems Dialogue to inform the first-ever UN Food Systems Summit, which will take place in New York in September, a
Supporting small-scale Lebanese Farmers
23/07/2021
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Lebanon (FAO) under the overall technical leadership and guidance of the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) will be implementing a program to support small-scale farmers funded by a re-allocation o
Farm Business Schools: available training package to enhance the much-needed entrepreneurial and market-orientation of farmers
31/08/2021
Dramatic changes are taking place in farming worldwide as a result of globalization, liberalization, and rapid urbanization. Farmers are intensifying existing patterns of production and diversifying their farm enterprises in an attempt to improve their li
Potato farmers in Baalbek shifting to a more environmentally sustainable and economically feasible approach to growing potatoes
17/09/2021
The rapidly deteriorating economic and financial crisis seriously affects agriculture in Lebanon. As most agricultural inputs (agro-chemicals, seeds, animal feed, vaccines and other veterinary supplies, etc.) are imported, the productive capacities of the
Training facilitators to guide farmers in Farm Business Schools all over Lebanon
28/09/2021
Over a period of two weeks, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Lebanon, through a project funded by the European Union, trained facilitators on the Farm Business School (FBS) approach. The facilitators are now able to gu
Young Food Heroes
05/10/2021
Ghina Mohammad Audi wants to make a difference. She is a motivated student from the Lycée Célestin Freinet in Lebanon. Together with her classmates, FAO, GMC Beats and schools in five other countries – Armenia, Cameroon, Chile, China, Ireland and Lebanon
Signature of a Coordination Agreement between the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Economic and Social Fund for Development - ESFD
14/10/2021
Under the patronage of the Director General of Cooperatives, the head of ESFD, Eng. Haytham Omar, and FAO’s Representative in Lebanon a.i. Mr. Etienne Careme, signed a coordination agreement on Thursday October 14, 2021 in the presence of a representative
World Food Day 2021 “Our actions are our future. Better production, better nutrition, a better environment and a better life.”
15/10/2021
#WorldFoodDay 2021 is celebrated a second time during the COVID-19 pandemic, whose repercussions disrupted agri-food systems and triggered an unprecedented global economic recession resulting in a dramatic loss of livelihoods and incomes and increased foo
Graduation Ceremony of women groups and facilitatos on the “Cooperative Business School”programme
21/10/2021
On the 21st of October, and one week after the International Rural Women day, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Lebanon (FAO) organized the graduation of more than 900 trainees from women groups and 32 facilitators in the “Coo
Sub-Regional seminar on Unlocking the potential of agroecology in the Middle East and achieving 4per1000 objectives
17/11/2021
Under the Patronage of H.E the Minister of Agriculture Dr. Abbas Hajj Hassan, and in presence of M. Jean-François Guillaume, Chargé d’affaires a.i. of the French embassy, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Lebanese Agricultural Research Institute (LARI), th
FAO implements a National Water Auditing “Water Governance Analysis” training
18/11/2021
FAO in collaboration with the International Water Management Institute (IWMI), is organizing a National Water Auditing training under the title Water Governance Analysis. The two-day training is taking place on the 18th and 19th of November 2021. It aims
FAO organizes a virtual stakeholders’ meeting on advancing extension and advisory services in Lebanon
30/11/2021
Under the patronage of H.E Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Abbas Hajj Hassan, FAO Lebanon in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) organized a virtual meeting on advancing extension and advisory services from a pluralistic and market-oriented pe
Farmers benefitting from the FAO voucher scheme programme
01/02/2022
The Ministry of Agriculture, in cooperation with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Lebanon, announced, mid-December 2021, the start of the distribution process of the vouchers to support men and women farmers.  This programme
Financial grants for women’s cooperatives, associations and informal groups participating in the FAO project to implement their business plans
04/02/2022
On Friday 4th of February, women cooperatives, associations and informal groups signed with FAO, financial and in-kind grants to implement their business plans under the framework of the project “Support to Women’s cooperatives and associations in the agr
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15/02/2022
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Training workshop on "Gender Mainstreaming in the Agricultural sector”
25/02/2022
Within the framework of the project “Support to Women’s Cooperatives and Associations in the Agri-food Sector of Lebanon”, funded by the Government of Canada, a five-day training workshop on “Gender Mainstreaming in the Agricultural sector” was organized 
Supporting women’s cooperatives and associations in the agri-food sector of Lebanon
07/03/2022
The recognition of the role of women in agriculture in Lebanon is still poor. However, it is certain that women in rural areas are major contributors to this sector. They account for up to 43 percent of the agricultural work force. They usually spend long
Remembering our colleague Georges
08/03/2022
The FAO family in Lebanon remembers our colleague Georges El Nahri who passed away on 11 December 2021. Georges’ impact and work in the organization still lives on, showing the important role he played in FAO’s Representation in Lebanon, projects and init
The importance of Ukraine and the Russian Federation for global agricultural markets and the risks associated with the current conflict
16/03/2022
FAO in-depth analysis assesses market structure and risks, as well as provides policy recommendations The Russian Federation and Ukraine are among the most important producers of agricultural commodities in the world. Both countries are net exporters of