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Agriculture is a state responsibility in Lebanon, where the ministry of agriculture is involved in setting agricultural policies and regulations. In the 1990s, the Lebanese government has awarded 89 contracts in the agricultural sector worth a total of US$13.6 million and an additional 46 projects in the irrigation sector, worth US$51.8 million.
Major problems facing agricultural production cause the rural people in Lebanon to live in poverty. These problems include the small size of agricultural holdings, lack of agriculture policies, high production costs, and lack of specialized agricultural credit. [8] The agriculture sector in Lebanon accounts for 5% of the country’s GDP and ...
The olive trade in southern Lebanon, which is the main source of income for many, was halted as farmers stopped their harvests in fear of the active shelling. [478] [479] According to Agriculture Minister Abbas Hajj Hassan, 40,000 olive trees have been burned down by fires caused by IDF shelling. [480]
Lebanon's caretaker prime minister, Najib Mikati, has said Israeli air strikes have turned southern Lebanon into a "devastated agricultural area". Israel and the Iranian-backed Lebanese armed ...
The Ministry of Agriculture is the ministry responsible for formulating the strategic framework for the agricultural sector and developing practical policies and programs to promote this sector. In addition, the ministry is developing a legal framework for the organization and infrastructure to facilitate investment, production and marketing ...
The Skilbeck Mission recommended the establishment of a new agricultural research center to deal with the agricultural issues of the region. TAC recommended the establishment of an international center in Lebanon. [1] The eruption of the Lebanese Civil War in 1975 made prevented the establishment of a center in Lebanon. [2]
President Joe Biden's energy security adviser Amos Hochstein was traveling to Israel on Monday to discuss issues related to the northern border with Lebanon, including how to stop the Gaza ...
In Lebanon, over 100,000 people have been displaced, according to data from the International Organization for Migration. Smoke billows from the site of an airstrike in Marjayoun, near the Lebanon ...