FAO in Lebanon

Lebanon joined the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in 1945 as a founding member of the Organization. In February 1977, FAO and Lebanon signed an agreement to establish a country office in Beirut. Find out more

FAO Priorities in Lebanon

Lebanon Country Programming Framework (CPF) for the period 2023-2026 is FAO’s planning and programming strategic document to respond to the challenges faced by the agrifood system of Lebanon. The CPF aligns with the strategies outlined in Lebanon's key policy documents and sector-specific plans, namely the National Agriculture Strategy (NAS) 2020-2025, the National Water Strategy 2020-2035, the Lebanon National Forestry Programme (2015 – 2025) and the Lebanon Crisis Response Plan (LCRP) 2022-2023. The CPF is also aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) 2022-2025 as well as the FAO Strategic Framework for 2022-2031.

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Stakeholders’ Workshop Strengthens Lebanon’s Compost Sector

03/06/2025

To support Lebanon’s agricultural recovery and promote sustainable farming practices, stakeholders gathered for a dedicated workshop on the compost sector. The event was organized under the framework of the project “Strengthening the resilience of vulnerable smallholder farm families”, impleme...

Lebanon trains agriculture extension agents to boost sustainable chickpea production

21/05/2025

Tal Amara - Agriculture extension agents in Lebanon are better equipped to support chickpea farmers following a two-day Training of Trainers held from 29 -30 April 2025 at the Lebanese Agricultural Research Institute (LARI) in Tal Amara.

Organized by FAO, the training brought ...

Technical Stakeholder Workshop Highlights Key Achievements in Rehabilitation and Waste Management of El-Bared Canal Irrigation System

06/05/2025

With funding from the Government of Norway, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) organized a Technical Stakeholder Workshop as part of the ongoing project “Rehabilitation and Waste Management of El-Bared Canal Irrigation System.”

The workshop convened a diver...

Cropland with negative vegetation cover changes during the conflict in Lebanon as of October 2024

2025

Lebanon: Agricultural damage and loss assessment on the impact of conflict

2025

This report presents the findings of an assessment of the damages and losses sustained by Lebanon’s agriculture sector due to the conflict between 8...