In Lebanon we are still accounts to understand How long the war cost in economic terms. According to a FAO report released today, the damages and losses agriculture, fisheries and forestry sector caused by the hostilities of last summer would amount to $ 280 million. The conflict affected the agriculture sector directly, because of the bombings that have damaged or destroyed crops, livestock and agricultural equipment . But much more important, according to the FAO, was the indirect economic impact of the conflict in terms of lost markets and places lavoro.I bombings have targeted directed mainly at southern Lebanon and southern suburbs of Beirut, among the poorest areas of the country. In southern Lebanon, agriculture accounts for almost 70 percent of the sources of household income. The greatest losses are attributed to lack of access to fields during the conflict, which has coincided with a crucial time for the harvest of some crops intended for 'export (especially fruit and potatoes). According to the report, much of this year's production has been rotting in the fields. Moreover, many agricultural fields and pastures unusable figs will not remove unexploded bombs. This is the situation for 25 percent of the land coltivata del sud del Libano, dove il totale delle perdite finanziarie del settore agricolo ammonta a circa 232 milioni di dollari. Ingenti danni, per il Libano, si registrano anche nei settori dell'allevamento (22 milioni), della pesca (9,7) e in quello forestale (16). Per sostenere la popolazione libanese, la Fao sta cercando 17 milioni di dollari che serviranno a distribuire sementi , piante e fertilizzanti ai contadini che si erano indebitati contando sul raccolto per ripagare le somme ricevute in prestito. Secondo l’agenzia Onu, queste attività devono però essere svolte in stretto coordinamento con le autorità addette allo sminamento. Altri interventi prevedono la ditribuzione di capi di bestiame, foraggio e prodotti veterinari agli allevatori, la ricostruzione delle strutture per la pesca e la mappatura dei danni forestali.
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