Greenhouses destroyed during hostilities in 2006 in the village of Siddiqine. Visible In the background are greenhouses designed by FAO and built under the FAO post-war project to stimulate agricultu 

View looking out of a greenhouse designed by FAO and built under the FAO post-conflict project to stiumulate agricultural recovery in Kharayeb village. Seedlings are visible in the foreground. 

A couple stand amidst the ruins of their home destroyed in the 2006 hostilities, Siddikine village, South Lebanon. The couple has received assistance through a FAO project to help restore livelihoods 

Members of a family whose home was destroyed in the 2006 hostilities, Siddiqine village, South Lebanon. The family has received assistance through a FAO project to help restore livelihoods in the area 

Farmers attending a horticulture training course in Sarafand village. The course is part of a FAO programme for the reconstruction of South Lebanon after the 2006 hostilities. 

Farmers attending a horticulture training course in Sarafand village. The course is part of a FAO programme for the reconstruction of South Lebanon after the 2006 hostilities. 

Unloading a truck with plants from the Robinson Group which is part of a programme of the FAO for the reconstruction of Lebanon following hostilities in the summer of 2006. Sarafand village, Lebanon. 

Grafted plant in a greenhouse of the Robinson Group. 

A worker in a greenhouse of the Robinson Group preparing soil for planting. 

Modifying a plant in a greenhouse of the Robinson Group. 

Greenhouses like this one at the Robinson Group nurseries in Beirut were designed by FAO and built under the project. The antechamber is equipped with a fan that serves as a security measure against p 

Tomato seedlings grafted with a high-performing plant variety -- a technique known as topworking -- which produces approximately double the normal number of tomatoes. 

A worker in a greenhouse of the Robinson Group preparing soil for transplanting tomato seedlings. 

Dr. Abdel Hanafi in a greenhouse nursery of the Robinson Group describing grafting techniques to farmers. 

Information materials provided to farmers attending a horticulture training course in Sarafand village. The course is part of a FAO programme for the reconstruction of South Lebanon after the 2006 hos 

A worker in a greenhouse of the Robinson Group transplanting seedlings into soil. 

Truck waiting to be loaded with plants in a specially sealed room in a greenhouse of the Robinson Group, Beirut. 

Dr. Abdel Hanafi explaining a new method of growing plants in greenhouse to South Lebanese farmers. 

Dr. Abdel Hanafi explaining a new method of growing plants in greenhouse to South Lebanese farmers. 

A shop selling fruits and vegetables in the old market of Tyre. October 2008.