War and drought push Lebanon agriculture to breaking point

Published on May 15, 2026

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War, economic collapse and declining rainfall are pushing Lebanon’s agricultural sector to the brink. Even water projects backed by Switzerland are struggling to cope. Lebanon’s humanitarian crisis is worsening. Nearly one in five people now face acute food insecurity, with more than 1.2 million people affected, according to the United Nations’ IPC hunger scale. The war between Hezbollah and Israel has uprooted an estimated one million people inside the country, while hundreds of thousands have fled to Syria. This displacement is hitting a country already in crisis. Lebanon’s agricultural sector is badly weakened by a decade of crisis. It has long relied on food imports. Since 2019, the country has been hit by political and financial turmoil, the Covid-19 pandemic, the Beirut port explosion, two wars with Israel, and disrupted supply chains. Meanwhile, the impact of the recent blockade in the Strait of Hormuz remains unclear and rainfall across the region has been below average. In ... Full story here Are you the author?

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