LEBANON – Lebanon will allocate a total of $47.5 million to support farmers in the south, President Joseph Aoun announced on Monday, November 9, during a meeting with the South Farmers’ Gathering and the Sustainable Agricultural Cooperative in Serda.
Aoun said the state would stand alongside farmers within the limits of its available resources. He added that he had been informed by the Minister of Agriculture of an initial allocation of $7.5 million in financial assistance for farmers.
A further $40 million will be allocated to provide 1,500 plastic greenhouses and 50 water pumps for agricultural land that is currently accessible.
For farmland that remains inaccessible, the necessary funding will be made available once field-related obstacles are resolved, Aoun said.
The announced support aims to help farmers maintain agricultural activity and address some of the challenges affecting cultivation, particularly in areas where access to farmland remains difficult.
Emphasizing the importance of agriculture and land ownership to communities in the south, Aoun said: "I am a son of the South, and I know exactly what the land means to its people and why they must remain attached to it, because it is the foundation of our existence".
