George N. Frem Foundation kicked off its new program yesterday, ‘development of capacities of producers in managing their projects’. The initiative comes in line with the Foundation’s vision and mission to improve the livelihoods of rural farmers and create economic opportunities for agricultural stakeholders. The program is aimed at enhancing the administrative capacities of producers in order to properly manage their schemes through targeted workshops on topics related to agricultural entrepreneurship. Topics include: requirements of agricultural entrepreneurship, book keeping, analysis of production costs and pricing, sales and marketing, investment, besides applied exercises focused on linking of acquired skills directly with agricultural schemes of participants. With the completion of the 5-week course, beneficiaries and farmers from the different Lebanese regions shall receive certificates of attendance and participation in, addition to a booklet of attendance, participation and an information and application booklet. (Al Diyar, May 10, 2017)