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FAO launches “REEFI”, a digital game on child labour and occupational safety and health in agriculture for rural children and youth
24/03/2022
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) supports youth to access decent work in rural areas. In response to the challenge of child labour in agriculture in Lebanon, FAO in collaboration with Plan International, organized today a
The Food and Agriculture Organization of Lebanon concludes the training of facilitators on Farmers Field Schools and distributes certificates to participants
31/03/2022
Today, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Lebanon, in cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture, concluded the training of facilitators for the Farmers Field Schools, which lasted eight consecutive days. Twenty-eight facilit
Building the aquaculture sector in Lebanon
31/03/2022
Within the framework of the development of the aquaculture sector in Lebanon, the Lebanese Ministry of Agriculture and the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today
National workshop on Gender assessment of the agri-food sector in Lebanon
10/05/2022
Under the Patronage of His Excellency the Minister of Agriculture, Dr Abbas Hajj Hassan, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Lebanon (FAO) and the Directorate General of Cooperatives, in partnership with Fair Trade Lebanon organ
UNDP’s Regional Goodwill Ambassador Michael Haddad embarks on Arctic Walk
01/06/2022
UNDP’s Regional Goodwill Ambassador Michael Haddadembarks on Arctic Walk
todeliver a “Package of Hope” to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault,
including seed samples from 12 Arab countries and a book by Pope Francis
Beirut, 1 June 2022 — A special ceremo
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Farmer Field Schools (FFS) Training of facilitators’ workshop
14/06/2022
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in close collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA), carried out a training of facilitators on Farmer Field Schools (FFS) over a period of two weeks (between 21 March 2022 and 31
Appointment of Ms. Nora Ourabah Haddad as the new FAO Representative in Lebanon
24/06/2022
With the concurrence of the Government of the Lebanese Republic, Ms. Nora Ourabah Haddad took up her duties on 3 June 2022, as the new Representative for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Lebanon. On 16 June 2022, she me
Training on Tree Orchard Establishment and Management
27/06/2022
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Lebanon organized a six days training for the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA)’s technical and regional departments, on orchard establishment and management from design to implementation, g
Training on Integrated Water Resources Management in Lebanon
28/06/2022
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Lebanon organized a three days training programme in Beirut, Lebanon, from 14 June 2022 until 16 June 2022, as part of the project “Improved Water Resources Monitoring System/Integrated Water
The International Day of Cooperatives: an occasion to highlight FAO’s support to the GDC at the Ministry of Agriculture
01/07/2022
The International Day of Cooperatives
An occasion to highlight FAO’s support to the General Directorate of Cooperatives at the Ministry of Agriculture
Each year, on the first Saturday of July, cooperatives around the world celebrate “The International
Efforts of the Government of Korea in combatting climate change and land degradation in Lebanon
05/07/2022
Under the Patronage and in the presence of H.E the Minister of Agriculture, Abbas Hajj Hassan, the Korean Embassy in Lebanon organized a meeting on 5 July 2022 in Beirut to share the efforts of the Government of Korea in combatting climate change and land
Minister of International Development of Canada meets with FAO project women beneficiaries in Baalbek to discuss Canada’s support
18/08/2022
Minister of International Development of Canada Harjit S. Sajjan today met with FAO project beneficiaries of the Beit Chama women informal group in their facility in Baalbek. Ambassador of Canada to Lebanon, Chantal Chastenay and FAO Representative in Leb
Better and safer food with FAO Lebanon’s trainings
22/08/2022
Women in rural areas have always been considered as major contributors to the agrifood sector. They often spend long hours performing labor-intensive and time-consuming manual agricultural tasks, such as sowing, weeding, harvesting, and processing. They a
Launch of the Food Systems Profile – Lebanon
12/09/2022
Results of a food system assessment in Lebanon have just been released. They show that:
The food system in Lebanon has long faced a myriad of challenges derived from the country’s historic, economic, political and social context:
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The sustainable and inclusive transformation of Lebanon’s Agri-Food System
12/09/2022
Lebanon’s food systems have long faced a myriad of challenges deriving from the country’s multi-faceted crisis that started in 2019. Such is the case that on the demand side the drastic decrease in consumer purchasing power has limited access to food (inc
FAO Lebanon celebrates World Food Day 2022
13/10/2022
World Food Day is celebrated every year on 16 October to commemorate the founding of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
World Food Day 2022 launches a resounding call to Leave no one behind, through Better Production, Bett
FAO supports the Women of Deir al-Ahmar Association in producing clean and tasty Freekeh
15/10/2022
Freekeh is a cereal food made from unripened wheat that has been roasted and crushed into small pieces. It is mostly and especially used in Middle Eastern cooking.
The wheat is harvested while the grains are still soft green. It is then piled and sun-dri
UN Lebanon Marks 77th UN Day: Reforestation for Environmental Recovery
25/10/2022
It was a sunny Friday morning when UN staff in Lebanon embarked on an environmental mission to plant 1000 locally sourced seedlings on the occasion of UN Day in one of the reforestation sites managed by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Fa
FAO and its PSDP partners empowering rural women in Lebanon
03/11/2022
The role of women in the agrifood system in Lebanon is still not well recognized due to high informality of their tasks making their contributions to the agrifood system undervalued. Yet, women in rural areas who account for almost half of the agricultura
FAO Lebanon trains MoA’s technical staff on how to build a successful on-farm irrigation system
04/11/2022
Good management is a major component in the success of an irrigation system and giving the crop enough water to take up during its growth without degrading the soil resource, plant nutrients or wasting water, is not an easy task.
In this context, the Foo