The School of Health Sciences at the Modern University of Business and Science (MUBS) in collaboration with the National Wellness Network (NWN) - Aley, organized an extensive workshop for farmers under the theme of “Safe Agriculture in Lebanon”. The workshop is part of the senior project of the Public Health students: Nermin Abi Faraj and Mirna Yehya under the supervision of Dr. Wissam Ghach and Ms. Diana Maddah.

The workshop included three awareness sessions about the proper use of pesticides in the Lebanese agriculture. The head of the Agricultural department in Mount Lebanon, Eng. Aboud Freiha, along with a team from the Lebanese Ministry of Agriculture, presented the hazards of “Forbidden Agricultural Pesticides” and as well as discussed the “Integrated Pest Management” as an alternative method for a safer agriculture. Eng. Ibrahim Abi Azar- Debbane Agriculture Group, explained the general knowledge of agricultural pesticides and the technical knowledge of its safe application. Dr. Wissam Ghash projected the safety guide of pesticide use for both human and environmental health. At the end of the workshop, the attendees were given certificatesof participation from NWN-MUBS, the agricultural products and beekeeper from the Ministry of Agriculture.

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