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 

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

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 

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. 

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 

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. 

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

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

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

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. 

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

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

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

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

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 

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