EU- supported distribution of seedlings for agricultural development in Akkar

As part of ‘a project every week’ initiative, the Municipality of Ra7hbeh, Akkar, distributed last Saturday some 5 thousand seedlings of sour pomegranate used in the making of molasses and organized a seminar to promote this type of agriculture on which most  inhabitants of the northern town depend for their livelihoods, according to Mayor Jean Fayad pointed out. The head of the Hrar Agricultural Center, Taha Mostapha, for his part, drew attention to the high level of global demand for pomegranate and called for enhancing its quality and increasing its production. It should be noted that this was the first batch of seedlings to be distributed over a period of 5 years. In the same vein, Mada Association distributed another 5 thousand apple seedlings to some 100 farmers from Fnaydek, Old Akkar and Mishmish who themselves contributed nearly 28% of the price of one seedling. This activity came as part of an EU-funded rural development project aiming to improve the living standards of small farmers in Akkar highlands, in coordination with the government’s Hrar agricultural center.

Al Diyar, December 20, 2015