Olive cutters in Kfeir
Focus Area
Land & Agriculture
Local Partners
General Agricultural Cooperative of Haramoun – Al Berka Villages, Walid Abou Nassar (President), +961 3 975117
Budget
$35,090
Geographic Scope
Hasbaya, Nabatiyeh
Beneficiaries
Direct beneficiaries are 29 cooperative members, and 500 farmers who use the harvesters. Each harvester costs $1,290 and leads to savings for farmers of $2,500 each year ($100 per day across 25 days each year)
This project aimed at helping local farmers to increase their olive production and lower costs. The mechanical olive harvesters save time and money and are used to shear the 17,000 olive trees planted across 900,000 square meters of local lands.