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دليل الزراعة المستدامة للمزارع والمزارعة - الطبعة المحدّثة ٢٠٢٤
(The Farmer's Guide to Sustainable Agriculture) - Updated Edition 2024
© 2015 - Mercy Corps and SOILS Permaculture Association Lebanon
SOILS is proud to present a new and updated edition of the Farmer's Guide to Sustainable Agriculture.

What's new in 2024?
The new edition focuses on Integrated Pest Management (IPM) as the only method of preventing pests and diseases in agricultural production - with no mention of chemical pesticides and their safe use. Additional data points and references were updated to reflect evolutions in the field of agriculture.

This new edition was made possible with the support of the Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung Beirut Office within the framework of its Food Sovereignty program.

Since 2015, the guide has become a reference in sustainable agriculture. It has been printed and reprinted both in Lebanon and abroad, and has been shared widely on online forums and groups. 

We are pleased to offer a free electronic version of this manual for educational purposes. Read the manual in Arabic

​For NGOs: To print a copy of the manual for distribution, email us at [email protected] to ask for a high-resolution file

ATTENTION: No part of the manual may be modified
كيفيّة استخدام المياه الرمادية ومياه الأمطار في الحديقة في مخيمات النازحين
(Gardening with Grey and Rain Water in Refugee Camps)
© 2021 - Re-alliance and SOILS Permaculture Association Lebanon 
This booklet has been prepared by SOILS Permaculture Association Lebanon in collaboration with Re-alliance, as part of a Malteser International project in the North West region of Syria, with funding from German Humanitarian Assistance.

Click on the link in the column on the right to read the manual online.

Read the manual in English
Read the manual in Arabic

For NGOs: To print a copy of the manual for distribution, email us at [email protected] to ask for a high-resolution file
الدليل المصوّر عن زراعة الخضار في مساحات ضيّقة داخل مخيمات النازحين
(An Illustrated Guide for Vegetable Micro-Gardens in Refugee Camps)
© 2016 - Mercy Corps and SOILS Permaculture Association Lebanon 
Between June and October 2016, SOILS established micro-gardens in 6 refugee camps in the Bekaa region as part of a bigger food security project by Mercy Corps. In order to help the trainees retain what they learned and make the information also available to other refugees in Lebanon or elsewhere, we complied our experience in an illustrated manual detailing which crops to plant for the climate and conditions in the camps. 

The manual was distributed to the trainees in the camps.

Read the manual in Arabic

For NGOs: To print a copy of the manual for distribution, email us at [email protected] to ask for a high-resolution file
دليل الزراعة المستدامة للمزارع والمزارعة
(The Farmer's Guide to Sustainable Agriculture)
© 2015 - Mercy Corps and SOILS Permaculture Association Lebanon 
As part of the Mercy Corps Fostering Self-Reliance for Displaced Syrians and Host Communities in South Lebanon (FORDS) project, SOILS delivered a sustainable agriculture course for farmers in the villages of Qsaybe and Braikeeh (Nabatieh caza - South Lebanon), and follow up on the implementation of sustainable practices.

We put together a team of experts to design and deliver the course, as well as produce a manual in Arabic to be distributed to over 400 farmers all over South Lebanon.

We are pleased to offer a free electronic version of this manual for educational purposes.
ATTENTION: No part of the manual may be modified

​For NGOs: To print a copy of the manual for distribution, email us at [email protected] to ask for a high-resolution file
Read the manual in Arabic

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