Wednesday, March 30, 2011

How Fair Trade can be a remedy to agricultural challenges



In the 1960s, 50% of Lebanese lived in the countryside. In 2008, they only represented 13%. This reflects the reality of the country, rural regions and lands are abandoned, traditional skills are being lost and the economy is increasingly dependent on food import.
Fair Trade can be a way to revive the village, value the work of small producers and allow them to fight against rural exodus.

Video by Anne Ilcinkas
Music: Astrakhan Café Anouar Brahem

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