Berytech and the World Food Programme (WFP) have launched The Food System Challenge to improve food security in the food system in Lebanon through business support, technical assistance, in-kind grants, and support packages to SMEs to enable their ideas and roll-out or scale their impactful food system solution.
The Food System challenge is implemented by the World Food Programme (WFP) and Berytech through support from the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).
Lebanon Food Security
Food security and all its pillars: accessibility, utilization, stability, and availability for everyone are strongly linked to local food production in Lebanon. The country’s food exports represent 16.5% of the value of its food import. Building the efficiency and productivity of the agriculture and food production sector in a sustainable way is key to increasing food security in Lebanon.
Third Cycle Launch
In this cycle, up to 12 SMEs will be selected to undergo a transformational journey. Berytech will be providing selected SMEs with tailored business development services and technical support. Packages will
also contain in-kind support and milestone-based financial prizes from WFP.
Applicants need to submit an online concept note to present their solution to tackle the major challenges related to access to energy, access to raw material, import substitution, pricing, and skill and employee retention and development.
