ASAIL - Action for sustainable agro-industry

Project financed by USAID and managed by ACDI/VOCA in partnership with Vitech consulting s.a.l.

ASAIL seeks to expand economic opportunities in Lebanon for the dairy sub-sector of small ruminants and within the traditional niche of Lebanese food products.

The ASAIL project combines a value chain approach in marketing, business development services and access to finance activities to increase competitiveness of Lebanese agro-food products leading to sustained income and employment within rural areas.


BIC - Business Inovation/Incubator Center

This project has been developed by the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture of Saida and South Lebanon (CCIAS), the Hariri Foundation and the Municipality of Saida Consortium in collaboration with the Institut Universitaire de Technologie (IUT) of the Lebanese University, the Groupe Mediterranée, and Ghaddar Machinery Est.

It is partially funded by the European Union, the Lebanese Ministry of Trade and Economy and the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture of Saida and South Lebanon.

The BIC focuses on the promotion of economic opportunities for Saida and South Lebanon, creating wealth and generating employment by assisting manufacturing entrepreneurs in increasing their chances of success during their start-up and growing phases. It specifically targets the existing stronger manufacturing sectors of the region, (furniture and food processing sub-sectors). It also intends to assist the arts and crafts sub-sectors.


MEDA GO TO EUROPE - Enhancing the participation of Mediterranean countries in the area of food quality and safety in framework program 7

Financed by the European Union, this project is carried out by a consortium consisting of 16 partners both from EU Member states and from the Mediterranean region (France, Italy, Belgium, Spain, Slovenia, Romania, Turkey, Morocco, Tunesia, Egypt, Algeria and Lebanon).

The main objective of this project is to reach a better, faster and more balanced implementation of the EU’s 7th Framework Programme (FP7) in the area of food, agriculture and biotechnology especially in Mediterranean countries. FP 7 is the continuation of FP 6 (2002-2006) whose objective is to establish a financial instrument in view of creating a true European research area.

Furthermore, the project aims to raise the quantity and quality of research projects particularly from Mediterranean countries in the area of "Food Quality and Safety", increasing the number of successful participants to FP6 and FP7, and fostering the cooperation between research communities from member states and Mediterranean countries.