Certificates in agriculture for 120 Lebanese and Syrian graduates

The Ministry of Agriculture, in collaboration with the European Union, the Association for Volunteers in International Service (AVSI) and the Italian Institute, Brio Menus, held a celebration to commemorate the graduation of the first group of agricultural workers. The event took place at the Public Vocational Agriculture School under the patronage of Agriculture Minister Akram Chhayeb. The group included 120 Lebanese and Syrian students of both sexes, who were trained by professors from the various agricultural schools. Following the opening ceremony presided by the Head of the Agriculture Education Department, Engineer Abeer Abul Khudod, the Program Director, Dr. Marina Molino Lufa, from AVSI, noted that Syrian and Lebanese students had a unique opportunity to exchange their respective  knowledge in the field of agriculture, while stressing that the ultimate objective of the project was to support and strengthen agriculture schools and provide them with the capacity to support the young generation in stead-fasting on their land. For his part, Minister Chehayeb expressed his satisfaction with the completion of the project and described it as a light of hope during the present difficult times. He then expressed his gratitude to the EU for helping out Lebanon through several projects. (Al Mustaqbal, Al Diyar, Feb 17, 2015)