The Bekaa valley

The Bekaa valley in Lebanon feature peculiar weather and most convenient agro-climatic condition for the cherry tree to grow. The required chilling hours, a rich soil and an adequate sun exposure contribute to a uniquely-refined taste, excellent firmness, colour and sugar content. The Cherry tree cultivation in Lebanon has remarkably developed over the last 70 years and nowadays represents, for Lebanese farmers, a passion and a heritage. Farmers apply the finest cultivation techniques from orchard management, pest and disease management till harvest and post-harvest practices. Producers participating in the project do not refer to any single organisation representing them as a whole: they tend to be organised in several groups based on geographical criteria in neighbouring territories with specific soil, altitude, climate and varietal characteristics.

  • Cherry

    Lebanon

The project

The Bekaa Cherry production value chain represents the core of a promotion strategy endorsed by renowned and prestigious research institutions, universities, large scale distribution and public bodies which, under the John Paul II Foundation’s coordination, fosters a quality-oriented production reorganization based on environmental sustainability and compliance to international market standards

The Cherry tree cultivation in Lebanon has remarkably developed over the last 70 years and nowadays represents, for Lebanese farmers, a passion and a heritage. Farmers apply the finest cultivation techniques from orchard management, pest and disease management till harvest and post- harvest practices. Producers participating in the project do not refer to any single organisation representing them as a whole: they tend to be organised in several groups based on geographical criteria in neighbouring territories with specific soil, altitude, climate and varietal characteristics.