Half of the Lebanese population is concerned about food security

ESCWA released a new report entitled: Strategic Review of Food and Nutrition Security in Lebanon, in which it warns that Lebanese and displaced populations residing in Lebanon, face the problem of the absence of food security.  The report notes that Lebanon should speed up the process of drafting a national food security strategy to face this issue, adding that 49% of the Lebanese are worried about their ability to secure sufficient food whereas 13% said that they have not had health food over the past year.  According to the main results of the report, Lebanon imports 80% of its alimentary needs which makes it vulnerable to prices fluctuation and increases the level of debt.  The report further noted that despite the availability of fertile land and cheap labour, the contribution of agriculture to the GDP has fallen to 4% only.  

(Al Akhbar 13 May 2016)