Workshop on “Agrytech” in Saida

Following the launch by Berytech Incubator last week of the Agrytech center specialized in agri-food innovation in Lebanon (:http://bit.ly/2jBJ94p), the Embassy of the Netherlands and Berytech, in coordination with the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agricultural in Saida and the South, organized yesterday a workshop to introduce the above program. On the occasion, the Chamber’s president, Mohammad Saleh, emphasized the aim of the project namely the preparation of a business environment that inspires creativity and entrepreneurship among the youth, as well as extending the needed administrative and funding facilities. The project also supports the business sector in keeping up with the knowledge-based economy and the fast changing technology at a cost effective rate, Saleh said. He pointed out that the Chamber seeks to create an environment that fosters supportive programs in industrial innovation in all the productive fields, with special focus on technology. This, Saleh mentioned, brings about an increased reliance on the industry sector as a prime source of income and not just a complementary division of other economic sectors. For his part, Berytech representative, Rami Abu Jawdeh, gave participants in the workshop a detailed presentation of the project stressing its importance in the advancement of agriculture through the enhancement of irrigation methods and the quality of production. In addition, he pointed to the agri-food industries and their compatibility with the domestic and external markets. Likewise, Engineer Elias Shnei’i drew attention to the beneficiaries of the Agritech, the economic size of the agriculture sector and challenges it faces.  (Al Diyar, February 1, 2017)