With the support of l’Agence française de développement (AFD), the Bolstering Agriculture Systems’ Ability to Invest, Nourish and Employ (BASATINE) is a four-year Consortium programme contributing to the recovery of affected small farms and maintaining employment opportunities of vulnerable populations by providing support to farm holders.
BASATINE will support vulnerable farmers and related value chain actors in cereals, legumes, and vegetables in Bekaa and Akkar regions. The Consortium is made up of six NGOs with vast experience in agriculture and market systems development.
They include CARE (as lead), Mercy Corps(MC), Berytech Foundation, Georges N. Frem Foundation (GNFF), Lebanese Organization for Studies and Training (LOST), and Al Majmoua.
We aim to boost the capacity of Lebanese agriculture to produce food for the local market, create and maintain jobs, generate social cohesion between host communities and refugees and promote gender equality.
BASATINE works directly with value chain actors in the cereal, legume and vegetable sectors in Akkar and Beqaa, which have been chosen to have the greatest positive influence on economic development and social harmony.
Many farms, Lebanese and refugee seasonal workers, value chain and associated sector actors and MSMEs will benefit from this programme. Throughout the project’s phases, a full range of services will be implemented to ensure that targeted farmers and market actors experience long-term changes.
Improving the capacity of food systems to maintain employment and growth in the longer term
Building peace and ensuring social cohesion between refugees and host communities
Tackling vulnerabilities at individual, community, and institutional levels, for both host communities and refugees
Building a digital platform to provide vital data to farmers and connect them to different communities and stakeholders in the agricultural value chain
Providing digital literacy training to the farmers enrolled in the program
Providing capacity building, business support, technical assistance, coaching, and in-kind grants to 156 MSMEs that work across the cereal, legume or vegetable value chains — in close collaboration with Mercy Corps
Matching the 156 MSMEs with key agri-food stakeholders and companies from QOOT - Lebanon Agri-Food Innovation Cluster
Read about how BASATINE, a project aimed at empowering farmers and reviving Lebanon’s agricultural sector, celebrated its one-year highlights event. The project supported 1,000 farm households in need of inputs in the past winter season with critical farm inputs worth about $500 per household through e-vouchers. In addition, the project trained 3,000 farm units in sustainable agriculture and provided technical training for its staff on various development approaches that will support farmers. BASATINE is currently developing a mobile app to address farmers’ needs and promote digital literacy. The event was attended by stakeholders, beneficiaries, and representatives of different organizations involved in the project, and included speeches from prominent figures in the agriculture sector. The project’s success highlights the importance of investing in sustainable agriculture and supporting small-scale farmers and agri-businesses.
The second cycle of the BASATINE programme aims to serve 52 applicants working directly with value chain actors in the cereal, legume, and vegetable sectors in Akkar and Beqaa.
To better understand the farmers’ needs, two roundtables were designed, one in Akkar, in the municipality of Qobayyat, and the other in the Bekaa, at LARI premises. 18 farmers from Akkar and 35 from Bekaa met to discuss what they deem exciting and essential in an agriculture application.
Director of SME Programs
Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Manager
Communication & Marketing Specialist
Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Coordinator
BASATINE Program Manager
Business Advisor
Human Resources Manager
Senior Accountant
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