Food Infrastructure and Innovation

by Thomas Schellen & Nicolas Rouhanna December 8, 2022

written by Thomas Schellen & Nicolas Rouhanna December 8, 2022

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 sector to flourish.

Executive talks to Mrs. Michelle Mouracade the fund advisor at Alfanar and Mr. Nicolas Rouhana the Chairman & CEO of IM capital about the state of Lebanon’s food sector, and how this crucial part of soft infrastructure can be restored to full power.

The podcast is sponsored by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Thomas Schellen

Thomas Schellen is Executive's editor-at-large. He has been reporting on Middle Eastern business and economy for over 20 years. Send mail

Nicolas Rouhanna

Nicolas Rouhana is Chairman and CEO of IM Fndng, overseeing $60M programs under USAID's MENA and Lebanon Investment Initiatives, providing capital and technical assistance to Lebanese businesses. Former Executive Director of Berytech and Vice-President of Internet Society-Lebanon Chapter, he also chairs Speed@BDD, Lebanon’s first seed accelerator. Rouhana holds a Telecommunications Engineering degree from Saint-Joseph University, a PhD in Networking Systems from Université Pierre et Marie Curie, and an EDP from INSEAD.

Food Infrastructure and Innovation

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