Chehayeb heads a meeting to follow-up on damages to farmers due to frost and confirms seeking aids from government and abroad

Following the serious damages that have affected large agricultural areas of Lebanon notably North, mid and West Beqaa as well as Akkar as a result of the recent wave of frost, the Minister of Agriculture, Akram Chehayeb, convened a meeting in his office yesterday with the members of the committee to follow up in damages in the Beqaa.  The meeting was also attended by MPs Ali Mokdad, Elie Maroni, Jamal Jarrah, and the director general of the Ministry of Agriculture, Louis Lahhud.

During the meeting, Chehayeb declared that the Ministry acted immediately and started to prepare a complete and comprehensive file on the damages suffered in all the areas of Lebanon.  He added that the said compensation dossier was submitted to the Cabinet for its perusal during the next upcoming sessions and so as to prepare to a roster of compensation for farmers.  Chehayeb added that, in addition to the compensation dossier, he has also sent requests to many Arab countries seeking their financial assistance.  He also noted that this matter will be on the agenda of the next meeting of the Arab Ministers of Agriculture which will be held soon in Kuwait with a view to discussing the possibility of securing aid in kind to farmers.

Source: http://www.assafir.com/Article/1/347443">Al-Safir, Al-Mustaqbal, Al-Diyar 23 April 2014