Local Economies

Promoting the productive role of Agricultural Cooperatives
Cooperatives are job creators, viable boosters of local economies, and vehicles for social inclusion and community development. In close coordination with the General Directorate of Cooperatives, the ESFD supported 42 Cooperatives in the sectors of beekeeping, fishery, and olive production, to Improve their value chain, with a budget of EUR 1.4 million. The ESFD also trained these cooperatives on how to improve their strategic planning and fundraising. View more

Enhancing Agricultural Infrastructure
The ESFD supports initiatives to improve the agricultural infrastructure in several communities in the North, Akkar, Bekaa, Baalbeck-Hermel, Mount Lebanon, South and Nabatiyeh, in the aim of improving access to irrigation water. So far, EUR 3.2 million has been allocated to implement hill lakes, irrigation canals, solar powered irrigation systems, and rehabilitation of Springs. View more

Implementing Extension Programs
The ESFD is keen to disseminate awareness and to empower farmers on the acquisition of new techniques related to pruning, post harvesting and water management. The ESFD targeted around 500 farmers cultivating apple, cherry and olive in 46 communities, in a pilot project amounting to EUR 250,000. View more