The Union of Municipalities of Jabal Amel organized a workshop on Saturday focusing on the preparation of rose syrup, eggplant pickles and other traditional mouneh items. This comes as part of a project to support women and complete courses provided by the Union that are mainly related to agri-food and mouneh industries. Some 20 women beneficiaries learned the basics of healthy cost effective home-made foods that ensure food safety standards, as well as the possibility of turning these skills into serious small industries that offer women additional financial gains and create new jobs. (Al Akhbar, October 8, 2018)