Joint ministerial committees start the collection of wheat harvest after a three month delay

Following the agreement last month by the Cabinet and the Ministry of Economy and Trade to collect this year’s wheat harvest, the process has finally started following the release of three memos addressed by the Ministry of Economy to wheat farmers across Lebanon in which he informed of the date and venue for delivering the 2014 harvest of wheat and barley.  The joint committees entrusted with this task including representatives from the Ministries of Economy and Agriculture as well as LARI began receiving the harvest in all Mo7hafazats under the supervision of the Director General of the department of grains and sugar and according to the following calendar: South Lebanon as of 15 October, North Lebanon 18 October and Beqaa 20 October.  For their part, wheat farmers called on the Minister of Economy to speed up the process of paying them for the harvest as well settling the agreed financial compensation set by Cabinet at LBP 50,000 per one dunum.
Source: Al-Nahar, Al-Safir 23 October 2014