Akkar Day in Halba to strengthen local agriculture

Mada Association organized yesterday an exhibition under the theme ‘Akkar Day’ at the campus of the Lebanese International University LIU in Halba, in the North, with the aim to strengthen relations between consumers and producers. The activity, which is part of the EU-funded ‘Improved Livelihood for Small-Scale Farmers in Akkar’ project, represents a platform for promoting locally produced goods and for tasting food prepared by rural women, as said by Mada president, Nadim Zakhia. The latter stressed that his association has become part of Akkar with the permanent presence of representatives from the area at the administrative committee, and disclosed that Mada will start the implementation of a new strategic plan as of next year. For his part, the head of the Agriculture Department in the North, Mohammad Taleb, representing minister Akram Shehayeb, said the above project will encourage the contribution of rural women in family income. This, Taleb added, constitutes a progress in the social and economic life of those women and will increase employment opportunities, hence, reducing the rate of urban migration. He noted that the promotion of traditional food ‘mouneh’ revives the economic cycle of the agrarian rural communities. Similarly, MP Khaled Zahraman drew attention to government’s neglect of Akkar, underlining the need for a clear development plan to revive the local agricultural sector. (Al Mustaqbal, November 7, 2016)

 

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