Developing Markets

Facilitating Macro Economic Initiatives: Great Arab Free Trade Area (GAFTA), Euro-Mediterranean Association (EUROMED), US (Free Zones) and WTO accession, in order to help the penetration of Lebanese SMEs’ services and manufactured products into international markets

Linking Companies With local & international food service and catering Cies

Training and developing Marketing and labeling tools such as PDO (Protected Designation of Origin), Lebanese “Terroir”…etc.

Legal Framework Modernization

Developing food safety & Laws projects

Developing Food Standard Norms & Accreditation Policies; Assuming the conformity of the production to Lebanese Food Laws and Regulations, EFSA (European Food safety Authority), FDA (BioT), WTO-WHO (Codex) and FAO Initiatives

Knowledge, R&D,

Establishing of knowledge and information data base about Agro Industrial initiatives and integrating SMEs into the information society and economy

Reinforcing new product concepts and culture

Improving Production Performance

Development of Technical and Scientific Human Resources in Agriculture, Food Processing and Related Sectors and provision of a well educated, well trained, and a well maintained work force supporting the Agro-Economy and Agro-Tourist industries

Generating an Integrated Financial Development Plan for SMEs

Improvement and upgrading of the quality of the Lebanese food products to meet the local and export market standards & specifications

Reinforcing linkages between agriculture & industry