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Lebanon

Agreement to Prepare Lebanon’s

New Agricultural Census

The Ministry of Agriculture of
Lebanon (MoA) and the Food and
Agriculture Organization of the Unit-
ed Nations (FAO) officially signed
a new Technical Cooperation Pro-
gramme (TCP) to lay the ground-
work for Lebanon’s upcoming Agri-
cultural Census.
The agreement marks the start of a
critical preparatory phase aimed at
revitalizing Lebanon’s agricultural
data systems. This initiative comes
in response to the pressing need for
updated data, as the country’s last
Agricultural Census was conducted
in 2010, rendering existing infor-
mation on farm structures and rural
livelihoods outdated.
Accurate and timely agricultural
data are essential for evidence-
based planning, effective poli- legal and institutional framework tional methodologies outlined in the
cymaking, and sustainable rural for the census, while also enhancing World Programme for the Census of
development. The new 18-month the technical capacities of Ministry Agriculture 2030.
project will focus on establishing the staff in line with the latest interna-
This TCP represents an important

step towards achieving a compre-
hensive, evidence-based under-
standing of Lebanon’s agricultural
sector and ensuring more informed,
resilient, and sustainable agri-food
systems for the future.
Through this joint initiative, FAO
and the Ministry of Agriculture re-
affirm their shared commitment to
strengthening agricultural statistics
in Lebanon to support planning, pol-
icy design, research and innovation,
and the monitoring of agriculture’s

environmental footprint.

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