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After Baalbaq El Hermel, West Beqaa, farmers of the North demand compensation for climate damage
26-6-2018
The negative effects of climate change continue to affect plantations. After the calamity which struck West Beqaa, An Nahar wrote that the apple, peach, pear, cherry, cucumber, citrus, beans and zucchini cultivation has been hit by diseases or by the sizzling temperatures during the month of May. As a result, the Union of Mukhtars of Donniyeh met last week to discuss the losses in the agricultural season in the area, including the damages in infrastructure, mainly roads and support walls, and to press the head of the Higher Relief Council and local MPs to step up compensation similar to other regions. To note, the mayors of Donniyeh have appealed earlier to concerned authorities for help (c.f: https://bit.ly/2yJo8Sh). As for the recent torrential rains in Baalbek and respective calls for assistance (c.f: https://bit.ly/2yJo8Sh), LF leader, Samir Geagea, asked the prime minister to instruct competent departments to dispense the required compensation among the aggrieved farmers and residents of Ras Baalbaq, Al Qaa, Hermel and other parts of North Beqaa. Meanwhile, a meeting was held with trade unions, and agricultural, political and social leadership in the municipality of Tal el Hayat, Akkar Plain area, in preparation for the upcoming National Agricultural Conference this September. The chief of the General Union of Agricultural Syndicates in Lebanon Youssef Mo7hyedeen pointed out that the conference will convene for the purpose of brining about real agricultural reform that can positively impact the livelihoods of a large segment of the population (30 percent). “We first need to identify the challenges facing the agriculture sector in order to be able to address them,” Mo7hyedeen said. (Al Diyar, An Nahar, Al Mustaqbal, June 20, 21, 26, 2018)
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