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Pilot eco-agricultural project for women empowerment in Beqaa
6-7-2017
L’Orient Le Jour brought to light an eco-agricultural venture by Faisal Saab in Hosh el Ghanam town, Zahleh, embracing thousands of acres of vegetable and fruit plantations. Saab, the newspaper wrote, has taken the project after his grandfather, Salim Saab, owner of the place since 1943. Saab studied hospitality in Lausanne, Switzerland and worked for 10 years between the US, Europe and the Arab Gulf before he decided to share this agro-tourism endeavor with his community while preserving the family’s legacy. According to L’Orient Le Jour, Saab rehabilitated the inherited rural parcel and turned it into an arable stretch of land. He consigned spaces for training workshops on the preparation of traditional mouneh items, like vinegar and jams, and carefully chose women from the area to do the training to stimulate their economic empowerment and generate jobs. Saab also opened special tracks within the farmstead for cycling, built a museum for traditional farming tools, besides a little farm for animals to entertain children and a youth club. Speaking to the newspaper, Saab disclosed that he has continuous renovation and restoration works at the site, and that he designed small rooms for people wishing to spend one day at the farm. (L’Orient Le Jour, July 6, 2017)
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