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PHOTO OF THE WEEK

Olive Oil Cooperative Receives USAID-Funded Equipment

September 17, 2008

Under its agricultural portfolio, USAID funded the distribution of agricultural equipment to twelve olive oil cooperatives in twelve different villages in Northern Lebanon. Equipment includes motor cultivators, spraying equipment, water pumps, brush cutters, power saws, manual saws and scissors. Six hundred farmers will benefit from this assistance in the entire area. This project also provided farmers with training sessions on appropriate agricultural practices in order to produce higher quality olive oil.

Funded by USAID and implemented by the Cooperative Housing Foundation (CHF), the CEDARSplus program aims to revitalize the agricultural sector, contribute to the reintegration of rural areas into the national economy as well as create new jobs. As part of the program, USAID provided training to a number of agricultural engineers and experts from various institutions. Funded at a level of $8.3 million over a period of two years, the program has thus far benefited 3, 600 farmers, traders, students, retailers, exporters and other agricultural stakeholders.

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