Funded
by USAID, the two-year CEDARSplus program builds on its predecessor
program CEDARS to significantly expand rural economic opportunities on a
national and international scale in coordination with a variety of national,
local, and international entities from the private, government, academic, and non-profit sectors. The overarching goal of the program is to
substantially reduce rural-to-urban migration through the continued support
of local producers, provision of national level strategies for training,
extension services, information dissemination, and improved access to
worldwide markets. CEDARSplus aims at increasing the competitiveness
of the agribusiness sector through training, new technologies, and access to
credit, linking producers to a wider range of buyers both inside and outside
of Lebanon. With increased production, more income-earning opportunities
will be available at all stages of the agricultural cycle, as well as in
related light agro industries.
