Zaatar remains one of the many ingredients in the Mediterranean pantry that deserves its place in the world markets, for its culinary uniqueness, nutritional value, propagation of culture, and also for the economic impact it has on the Lebanese producers.
The agri-food sector continues to attract new investments in an attempt to replace inaccessible imported goods, while new export markets emerge.
Berytech and the WFP have launched The Food System Challenge to improve food security in the food system in Lebanon through business support.
Berytech, in collaboration with the QOOT Cluster, organized the ‘Status of Contract Farming in Lebanon: A Practical Discussion for a Renewed Paradigm’ to address the legislative, economic, sociocultural, and technical framework of contract farming practically and efficiently.
The Kobbayat Cooperative applied to the Food System to solve a serious and growing problem farmers are facing: fodder supply.
Agrifresh offers around 250 products, sourced from 50 different types of vegetables to over 250 businesses, and over 15,000 direct-to-client accounts, through 25 retailers, with country-wide footprint.
In Lebanon, the farming sector, particularly in grains production, is threatened by environmental and global political factors, alongside the current internal financial crisis leading to a high dependence on food imports undermining national food security.
The Food System Challenge (FSC) team is keen on going the extra mile in creating meaningful synergies between the program’s beneficiaries and the ecosystem’s stakeholders.
The Food System Challenge has onboarded ten SMEs and cooperatives working in the agri-food sector to its second batch launched in June 2022 following a successful first batch that has received support packages of business development services, technical assistance, and USD cash grants.
Berytech and the World Food Programme (WFP) have launched the second cycle of The Food System Challenge to improve food security and increase resilience in the food system in Lebanon.
The Food System Challenge has selected the first batch of 10 SMEs and cooperatives working in the agri-food sector.
Berytech has launched The Food System Challenge to improve food security and increase resilience in the food system in Lebanon through business support, technical assistance, in-kind grants, and support packages to SMEs to enable their ideas and boost their growth.
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