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Research & Publications
Facilities
The Agricultural Research and Education Center (AREC) is located at
Haush-Sneid in the Bekaa Valley, 80 kilometers from Beirut, 25
kilometers northeast of Zahle and 14 kilometers southwest of
Baalbeck. It includes a research farm, an agricultural library, a
clinic, several staff resident houses, a student cafeteria and
dormitories, classrooms, laboratories, a weather station, a seed
bank, cold storages, workshop, and recreation and sport facilities,
all run by a body of qualified personnel (see accompanying chart).
Cattle, sheep, goat and poultry, are maintained with modern
equipment and housing facilities. A good portion of the land is
devoted to teaching, research, and demonstration in the production
of fruits, vegetables, cereals, forage and various other field
crops, while the rest of the farm is used to produce locally adapted
crops. The 100-hectare farm provides excellent opportunities for
students to obtain practical experience in various sectors of
agriculture.
Is a food
processing laboratory where students are trained
in food
processing operations.
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