FAO Lebanon trains potato farmers on environmentally sustainable Good Agricultural Practices

Sat, 14 Mar 2026 01:04:16 +0000

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This movie falls under the project “Promotion of Good Agricultural Practices, including Integrated Pest Management to reduce agrochemical pollution in upper Litani basin”. This project by the Ministry of Agriculture, in cooperation with FAO and funded by the World Bank under the overall “Lake Qaraoun Pollution Prevention Project” implemented by the Council for Development and Reconstruction (CDR). The project aims at reducing the Litani River and Lake Qaraoun water pollution resulting from the excessive use of agrochemicals (fertilizers and pesticides), through the promotion and implementation of good agricultural and integrated crop management practices among potato farmers in the Upper Litani basin in the cazas of West Bekaa and Zahle.

FAO Lebanon trains potato farmers on environmentally sustainable Good Agricultural Practices
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