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Lebanese municipalities encourage agriculture as famine specter looms

Local municipalities in Lebanon’s villages are launching campaigns to promote agriculture and self-sufficiency amid food insecurity and deteriorating economic conditions.

A woman carries wheat crop on a field in Markaba village, southern Lebanon June 30, 2017. REUTERS/Aziz Taher - RC1B91B20F20
A woman carries wheat crop on a field, Markaba, Lebanon, June 30, 2017. — REUTERS/Aziz Taher

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