Harvested tobacco and freshly picked olives are left to dry prior to processing, Marqaba village. 

A panoramic view of the landscape surrounding Siddikine, a village near the town of Kana, that suffered extensive damage during the 2006 hostilities. 

LEBANON 2008. Labneh and eggplant preserved in olive oil on the shelves of a farmer's home in Bint Jbeil. 

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

Scene at a wholesale market in Beirut. October 2008. 

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

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

Base of the UNIFIL force in South Lebanon in Marwahine village, 200m from the border with Israel. The yellow flag is for the Hezbollah, the green for the Amal Movement, another Shiite party in Lebanon 

Greenhouses and irrigation systems destroyed during hostilities in 2006 in the village of Siddikine. 

Scene at a wholesale market in Beirut. October 2008. 

Reconstruction works underway in the South Lebanese town of Bint Jbeil. 

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 

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 transplanting seedlings into soil. 

Grafted plant in a greenhouse of the Robinson Group. 

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

Modifying a plant in a greenhouse of the Robinson Group. 

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. 

Firewardens controlling a fire set by a farmer to clear weeds and overgrowth in the Chouf Mountains. Firebrigades assist farmers as a form of fire control.