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Olive festival in Hermel, more promises of marketing
21-11-2017
The municipalities and agricultural cooperatives of Hermel, Beqaa, organized on Friday the third edition of the olive festival at Hermel’s cultural center in the presence of the ministers of agriculture and industry, Ghazi Z3ayater and Hussein Haj Hassan. On the occasion, Haj Hassan underlined serious efforts on part of the coops to secure proper marketing of the crop, and commended the quality of the Hermel olive oil globally which also represents a key source of livelihood to the area’s inhabitants. For his part, Z3ayater said that as part of its support to this cultivation and to olive growers, the ministry is currently implementing the third phase of ‘Strengthening and enhancing quality olive oil chain in Lebanon’ project funded by the Italian ministry of foreign affairs in partnership with the International Center for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM) Bari Italy. He confirmed that the ministry will spare no effort to create marketing outlets abroad for the domestic production, including China as part of a repayment process for a Chinese loan, in addition to other potential markets. In conclusion, the two ministers toured the exhibition on the sideline of the festival which showcased locally produced agricultural goods and mooneh items. (Al Mustaqbal, Al Diyar, November 18, 2017)
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