Lebanese Business Leaders Association (RDCL) organizes round table entitled “Unlocking Lebanon’s Agriculture Potential”

Lebanese Business Leaders Association (RDCL) organizes round table entitled “Unlocking Lebanon’s Agriculture Potential”

NNA - RDCL organized, with the support of USAID’s TIF Project, a round table entitled “Unlocking Lebanon’s Agriculture Potential”, on October 11, 2022 at RDCL headquarters. This event is the third of many organized by RDCL in partnership with USAID’s TIF Project, aiming to improve the work environment and investments of the Lebanese private sector in various fields. This event, which tackles the agriculture issue in Lebanon, was preceded by two previous ones that have addressed the healthcare and tourism sectors issues. 

Mr. Nicolas Boukather, President of RDCL, started the event by making the opening remarks, where he explained in details the ASPIRE Project and its objectives.  Mr. Boukather also stated that RDCL is working on various topics, including the energy and banking sectors and many more, in order to reposition Lebanon on the international economic map. 

From her end, Mrs. Nadine El Khoury, president of QOOT(Lebanon Agri-Food Innovation Cluster), and member of the RDCL Agriculture GPA (Group for Proposition and Action), explained the mission of the group and its objectives, as well as the project that it has prepared. Furthermore, Mrs. El Khoury listed the main challenges that the agriculture sector is facing, such as the high cost of technologies, the limited knowledge of