New ministerial mechanisms to protect and develop local olive oil production

A ministerial meeting was held yesterday at the Ministry of Agriculture to discuss ways to put in place mechanisms to protect Lebanese olive and enable it to reach international standards of quality.  The meeting included the Ministers of Agriculture, Trade and Economy, State for Administrative Reform and Culture, in addition to the director general of the Ministry of Agriculture, Louis Lahhoud and Judge Louis La7hood, Beirut and Mount Lebanon Chamber board member and head of Agriculture committee at the federation of Lebanese chambers Reflah Debbaneh, the director of the food industry department Mariam Eid, agricultural expert Khaled Najjar, consultants and representatives for the customs administration. Attendants agreed on a number of points, namely the commissioning of a comprehensive study on olives and olive oil production in Lebanon, secondly, encouraging collaboration between farmers and exporters, thirdly, providing guidance & extension services during all phases of production, and fourthly, protecting national production, and assisting local olive presses to develop their work.
Source: Al-Safir 7 December 2014