EU inaugurates a potato and apple packaging cooperative unit in Deir al A7hmar

Caritas Liban inaugurated yesterday in Deir al A7hmar a cooperative packaging unit for potato and apple.  The unit is located within the refrigeration center in the same venue, and was established with a European grant of EU 224,000.  According to the President of the Deir al A7hmar Federation of Cooperatives, Sob7hi Khoury, the packaging unit is a vital project for farmers as it will help them stay in their land and take care of their agriculture.  He added that the capacity of the new unit is between 3000 and 8000 tons.  

(Source: Al-Diyar and Al-Mustaqbal 23 January 2015)