Lebanon National Agriculture Strategy (NAS) 2020 – 2025. Country/Territory Lebanon Document type Date 2020 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Livestock, Environment gen., Food & nutrition, Forestry, Cultivated plants, Water, Waste & hazardous substances, General Keyword Abandoned land/unoccupied land Afforestation/reforestation Agricultural development Agricultural land Aquaculture Climate change Cooperative/producer organization Crops/grasses Disasters Early warning system/emergency intervention system Fertilizers/nutrients Financial agricultural measures Fiscal and market measures Food security Food waste Gender Governance Subsidy/incentive Internal trade International trade Irrigation Pesticides Processing/handling Protection of environment Renewable energy Smallholders/peasants Sustainable development Sustainable use Capacity building Nutrition Packaging/labelling Traceability/product tracing Food quality control/food safety Forest management/forest conservation Animal feed/feedstuffs Animal health Pests/diseases Quarantine Vaccination Planting material/seeds Vegetables/legumes Plant production Waste non-domestic sources Waste management Monitoring Pollution control Waterworks Freshwater quality/freshwater pollution Geographical area Mediterranean, Middle East, NEAR EAST AND NORTH AFRICA, Western Asia Entry into force notes 2020 - 2025. Abstract This National Agriculture Strategy is a nationwide sectoral document aiming at developing the agri-food sector as well as achieving sustainable development, to respond to the challenges of the critical period faced by Lebanon due to the economic and financial crisis as well as the COVID-19 pandemic. The NAS's long-term vision is to make the agri-food sector a critical contributor to the achievement of food security and a key driver of resilience and transformation of the Lebanese economy into a productive economy. This can be achieved by following a twin-tracked approach that aims, on one side, at restoring the livelihoods and productive capacities of the farmers, producers, and all actors in the agri-food value chain, and, on the other side, at increasing the production and productivity to make agriculture a more profitable sector that contributes to reducing the import bill and enhancing the efficiency of the value chains and their competitiveness to increase agricultural exports, as well as ensuring sustainable management of natural resources and increasing the use of renewable energy to mitigate the impact of climate change. In order to pursue the NAS overall objective of transforming the Lebanese agri-food system making it more resilient, inclusive, competitive, and sustainable, the interventions are clustered around the following five pillars (1) restore the livelihoods and productive capacities of farmers and producers; (2) increase agricultural production and productivity; (3) enhance efficiency and competitiveness of agri-food value chains; (4) improve climate change adaptation, and sustainable management of agri-food systems and natural resources; and (5) strengthen the enabling institutional environment. Full text English/Arabic Website www.agriculture.gov.lb