Wheat harvesting in Khrab El Hayat
Focus Area
Land & Agriculture
Local Partners
Farmers in Khrab el Hayat
Budget
$37,000
Geographic Scope
Akkar - North Lebanon
Beneficiaries
200 farmers and their families
Khrab el Hayat is a small town and the farmers asked the local mayor to represent them in requesting a communal harvester to ease the pressure on their work due to rising prices and rising labor costs in Lebanon. The area of harvested land was 1200 acres. Once the harvester began operations, the farmers paid a minimal maintenance cost for its use. The purchased harvester was second hand and the mayor signed a document forbidding its resale.