Private equity’s rise in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has ballooned through large institutions as well as smaller, boutique organizations. In addition to the two types of …
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Dry and Raw Dry and Raw is a boutique food idea, inspired by nature and with the hope to provide local and international customers with up-market natural and organic food …
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It is much more than a vague, billion-dollar opportunity for growing cannabis. Lebanese agriculture today is a field with many plots whose diversity has already grown when compared with some …
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What can illustrate the relationship between the farmer and the banker in this country? To modify an old consultant joke to a Lebanese scenario, let us assume – purely for …
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Entrepreneurs to fight food insecurity
by Sasha Matarby Sasha MatarThe future of local food security heavily relies on the arduous efforts of policymakers and decision-takers to develop a nationwide roadmap and save what is left of the agro-food sector …
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Building food security entrepreneurially
An entrepreneurship ecosystem captures the essence of entrepreneurial energy in a cycle of economic life. For these energies to become manifest and productive, ecosystems need a constant supply of fresh …
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Access to finance is a major barrier to the development of infrastructure for the agriculture sector. Much needed Investment in general and agro-specific hard infrastructure along with soft infrastructure is vital for the …
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The importance of women-led startups is a no-brainer for entrepreneurial growth in every sector.Executive talks to Mrs. Lara ElKhoury a Program manager at Berytech, Mrs. Angie Meskawi the founder of …
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They say Women are from Venus and Men are from Mars, but they can still manage to settle on a common ground, and carry a fruitful relationship which might last …
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Food insecurity is at the forefront of global threats and its prevalence is intensifying. An estimated 54.5 million people are severely food-insecure in the Eastern Mediterranean region as a result …