Seminar for women Shab3aa on food safety and processing

The Women’s Center of the Municipality of Shab3aa organized yesterday a seminar on food safety and processing in cooperation with the Charity Association for Rural Development, the Socio-Cultural Committee at the Municipality and the United Nations Development Program. The event was held with the participation of the President of the Federation of Municipalities of 3arkub and the Muncipality of Shab3aa, Mohammad Saab and a women group from the southern town. The event came as part of efforts aiming to empower rural communities through enhancing the marketing capacities of cooperatives particularly food processing groups run by women as well as to strengthen their role in the various development process. As part of the seminar, members of ‘Atayeb al Reef’ cooperative association highlighted the importance of ensuring good hygiene and packaging conditions within the processing units as well as personal hygiene and the protection of food from pollution.

(Source: Al Diyar, June 25, 2015)