Challenges Contributing to Agricultural Non-Sufficiency in Lebanon
"Explore the hurdles impacting food production in Lebanon as discussed in a presentation highlighting ongoing legislations, economic principles, drafting forces, outcomes of policies over 25 years, contradictions in economic policies, and more."
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Basic Hurdles Contributing to Non-Sufficiency in Agriculture and Food Production in Lebanon By Musa Freiji Global Conference of Higher Association for Agricultural Life Sciences Holy Spirit University of Kaslik June 25, 2015
On-going Legislations The National Production Protection Law The Consumer Protection Law The Severe Reduction of Import duties 2
On-going Legislations (Continued) Bilateral Free Trade agreements Gafta agreement Euro-med agreement WTO agreement 3
Economic Principles that Led to Present Legislations The phenomena of globalization Lebanese producers will have access to several hundreds of millions of consumers Introduction of new technologies and investments Driving the new generations to innovation 4
Forces Behind Drafting the Legislations USAID UNDP European Commission 5
Outcome of Adopted Policies and Measures over 25 years Closure of many industries Reduction of exports percentage now at 20% of imports Increase in the trade deficit now at $ 17 billion 6
Outcome of Adopted Policies and Measures over 25 years (continued) Forced to wrongly resort to subsidize exports of certain Agricultural Products Increase in emigration of educated citizens (20,000/year) and migration of capital Increase in food imports to over 80% of the country s needs 7
Contradiction in the Adopted Economic Policies Protected sectors: Syndicates of Medical Doctors, Engineers, Lawyers, Pharmacists There are Monopolized sectors: Cement production MEA s exclusive air fare enforcement No open air travel policy Electrical Cables Special protective measures to Banks Exempted from Consumer Protection Law 8
Corrective Actions Required Serious Revision of the National Production Protection Law and the Consumer Protection Law Withdrawal from all bilateral free trade agreements Withdrawal from Gafta Withdrawal from WTO Resort to freedom of trade policy 9
Thank you, 10
