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AKKAR GOVERNORATE LOCATION
Akkar Total Area Size = 788 Km2
7.5% of Total Lebanese Territory
The Governorate of Akkar is located in the far North of Lebanon, covering an area of 788 km². It shares a 100 km border with Syria
BASELINE ANALYSIS
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DISTRIBUTION OF POPULATION PER GOVERNORATE % | 2016
Source: UNHCR
It is the second least populated Governorate with around 330,000 inhabitants and a population density of 419 people/km²
BASELINE ANALYSIS
Akkar Total population = 330,000
Population Density = 419 people/Km2
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CONCENTRATION OF POOR HOUSEHOLDS PER GOVERNORATE % | 2014
BASELINE ANALYSIS
North Lebanon including Akkar is home to around 31% of Lebanon’s poor households…
Source: World Bank. National Poverty Targeting Plan, 2015
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UNEMPLOYMENT RATE BY GOVERNORATE % | 2009
Women unemployment is
13.2%
Source: The Labour Market in Lebanon – Najwaa Yacoub, Lara Bdre 2011BASELINE ANALYSIS
... Coupled with high unemployment rate in the governorate reaching 8.2% compared to a national average of 6.4%
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The competitive advantages of the district will be assessed along 4 dimensions
AKKAR ADVANTAGES
DIMENSIONS FOR ASSESSING NORTH LEBANON
ACCESS TO RESOURCES
ACCESS TO HUMAN CAPITAL
ACCESS TO MARKETS
ACCESS TO FINANCENatural Resources Economic Activities
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4.Technical & Vocational Schools UniversitiesLabor Pool
InfrastructureExport Activities
Banks & Financial Institutions
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Akkar has an undisputed wealth of natural resources, with a fertile soil and three rivers, making it the second major agricultural area in the country…
Source: CDR. National Physical Master Plan of The Lebanese Territory, 2005
SOIL CLASSIFICATION IN AKKAR | 2005 MAJOR RIVERS IN AKKAR | 2005
AKKAR ADVANTAGES
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AGRICULTURAL DOMAIN IN AKKAR |2005
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… with an agricultural land covering 57% of the Governorate’s territory,accounting for 45,200 ha, 43% of which is irrigated
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Source: CDR. National Physical Master Plan of The Lebanese Territory, 2005
IDAL 2017Source: Ministry of Agriculture Source: FAO, 2010
CULTIVATED AREA IN AKKAR % | 2011 AGRICUTURAL MAP OF LEBANON | 2010
AKKAR ADVANTAGES
Around 38% of cultivated lands are used for the cultivation of cereals,followed by 25% for vegetables and 18% for olives…
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IDAL 2017Source: Ministry of Agriculture
AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT IN AKKAR |2015
AKKAR ADVANTAGES
… With potatoes and citrus the most common produced and exported crops from Akkar creating opportunities for potatoes processing factories in the region
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Source: FAO, Agriculture in Lebanon: Facts and Figures, The Core Module of the Census of Agriculture 2010
NUMBER OF AGRICULTURAL HOLDINGS WITH CATTLE % | 2010*
NUMBER OF AGRICULTURAL HOLDINGS WITH SHEEP % | 2010*
No in Akkar = 4,482
No in Akkar = 764
AKKAR ADVANTAGES
Akkar also has a rich livestock production in particular for cattle accountingfor 43% of total holdings of the country creating opportunity to boost dairy and organic fertilizers production
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DISTRIBUTION OF PACKING CENTERSIN LEBANON % | 2017
DISTRIBUTION OF COLD STORAGE HOUSES IN LEBANON % | 2017
No in Akkar= 2
No in Akkar = 1
Source: IDAL’s CalculationsAKKAR ADVANTAGES
The Governorate hosts the lowest number of cold packing centers and cold storage houses which are not enough to cater for its abundant agricultural produces
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NUMBER OF INDUSTRIAL FIRM PER SECTOR IN AKKAR | 2015
DISTRIBUTION OF INDUSTRIAL FIRMS PER SECTOR IN AKKAR % | 2015
Source: Ministry of Finance, IDAL’s calculations
AKKAR ADVANTAGES
The Industrial sector is still at its infancy stage with the Agro food sector taking the lead
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DISTRIBUTION OF PUBLIC TECHNICAL SCHOOLS BY MOHAFAZA % | 2015-2016
DISTRIBUTION OF PUBLIC TECHNICAL STUDENTS BY MOHAFAZA % | 2015-2016
Source: CERD, 2016AKKAR ADVANTAGES
In terms of access to education, North Lebanon including Akkar has the 2nd highest share of technical schools in Lebanon
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TECHNICAL SCHOOL TRAININGS LOCATION
IRC Car repair, hospitality/service and production, sewing, marketing and sales, kids animation, dolls making
15 villages in Sahel el Kayteh, Dreib Awsat, Dreib Aala, Joumeh, and Sahel
DRC with Hadatha Soft and life skills, Medical secretary, Photography, Sewing and fashion, Beauty
Trainees are from eight villages from Sahel el Kayteh and Sahel. Trainings are delivered in the center in Wadi el Jamous
DRC with Arc En Ciel Hospitality: service and production, Candle making
Halba
Office of Transition Initiatives - OTI
Cellular maintenance Wadi Khaled
Digital Opportunity Trust - Dot.
Computer, Languages, and other skills Wadi Khaled
Arab NGO Network for Development - AND
Garments, Doll making, Telephone repair, Candle making, Soap making
Michmich, Wadi Khaled, and other locations
World Vision Soft skills Middle Dreib
Rabita Nisai’ya Hair dressing, embroidery, sewing, Soft Skills (computer and English)
Halba
Mouvement Social Curtains sewing, Hospitality, Administrative assistant…and others
Halba, Bibnin, Denbo, and others
Source: BIAT
NGOS’ VOCATIONAL TRAININGS IN AKKAR
AKKAR ADVANTAGES
It is home to more than 9 vocational and technical schools, with a focus on hospitality and soft skills such as marketing…
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IDAL 2017Source: Ministry of Education and Higher Education, IDAL Analysis
DISTRIBUTION OF REGISTERED STUDENTS IN NORTH LEBANON AND AKKAR | 2016
Registered Students = 98,760
AKKAR ADVANTAGES
… in addition to 18 universities spread between Akkar and North Lebanon enrolling around 100,000 students…
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DISTRIBUTION OF STUDENTS IN NORTH LEBANON AND AKKAR PER MAJOR % | 2016
N in BA students = 31,405N of Engineering Students = 25,381
AKKAR ADVANTAGES
… the majority of whom graduate with a degree in business and law or engineering, accounting for around 32% and 25% of graduates respectively
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Source: Ministry of Education and Higher Education, IDAL Analysis
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DISTRIBUTION OF LABOR FORCE BY ACTIVITY IN AKKAR % | 2008
Source: Mada Association. Forgotten Akkar, 2008
Labor in Agriculture= 25,592
AKKAR ADVANTAGES
30% of the local labor force is engaged in the agriculture and fishing sector
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JOBS CREATED IN THE INDUSTRIAL SECTOR | 2012-2015
Source: ALI Industry Indicators Report 2017 AKKAR ADVANTAGES
… with much less in the industrial sector despite the slight increase over the years of the labor force engagement in industrial work
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MAP OF TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE | 2015
AKKAR ADVANTAGES
In terms of access to markets, Akkar is located 40 mins away fromthe port of Tripoli, Lebanon’s 2nd biggest Sea Port…
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• Receives around 450 ships/year (37 ships/month)
• Total capacity = 9 million tons /year
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…and is at close proximity of the Rashid Karami International Fair, the Qlayaat airport and Tripoli Special Economic Zone
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Area of 1 million sqm
5th among the largest exhibition centers in the world
Includes an exhibition space, a guest house and a theatre with 100 seat capacity
INFRASTRUCTURE & LOGISTICS IN NORTH LEBANON
Source: IDAL North Profiling, 2015
RASHID KARAMI INTERNATIONAL FAIR QLAYAAT AIRPORT
TRIPOLI SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE
(TSEZ)
Provides companies with fiscal, financial, as well as non-financial incentives.
TSEZ was etablished in 2008 through law No 18 which created the framework for the zone and the authority that will regulate it.
Civil & military airport with a runway of 3km by 45m
Capacity (per year): 1 million passenger and 200,000 tons of freight
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LEBANESE EXPORTS IN FRUITS & VEGETABLESBY REGIONS % | 2016
LEBANESE CROP EXPORTS% | 2016
Source: Lebanese CustomsAKKAR ADVANTAGES
The region is a major exporter of fruits and vegetables with 24% of crops being exported from the North, with potatoes the largest exported crop from Akkar
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LIST OF EXPORTERS OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES IN AKKAR
COMPANY NAME PRODUCTS
COGENA الجمعية التعاونية الزراعية العامة في الناصرية و جوالرها Fruits and Vegetables
مؤسسة البير جرجس طعمة التجارية Potatoes
شركة مارينا لالستيراد و التصدير ش.م.م. Fruits and Vegetables
الجمعية التعاونية للتنمية و تصنيع المنتجات في عكار و الضنية م.م. Fruits and Vegetables
AKKAR ADVANTAGES
It has 4 large exporters which produce the bulk of potatoes in Akkar
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DISTRIBUTION OF COMMERCIAL BANKS IN LEBANON % | 2016
Source: IDAL Analysis
AKKAR ADVANTAGES
Despite hosting the smallest share of commercial banks in the country, thegovernorate is home to 4 micro-finance institutions available to facilitate financing
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NAME OF MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS
Emkan Economic & Social Development Fund (ESDF)
Vistas
Al Majmoua - The Lebanese Association for Development
IDAL 2017AKKAR ADVANTAGES
The competitive advantages of the district can be summarized as follow
DIMENSIONS FOR RATING AKKAR
ACCESS TO RESOURCES ACCESS TO HUMAN CAPITAL ACCESS TO MARKETS ACCESS TO FINANCE1. 2. 3. 4.
Natural Resources: fertile soil and water resources, and vast agricultural land covering 57% of the governorate Economic activities: 30% of the labor force is involved in the agriculture sector
Infrastructure: access to the second largest seaport, an airport, and an international fair center
Export activities: large export activities for agricultural produces, mainly for potatoes and citrus
Banks and Financial Institutions: Micro loan institutions make up for the low presence of commercial banks in the region
Technical and Vocational Schools: 28% of technical schools are located in North Lebanon and Akkar Universities: 18 universities in the North region with the majority of students graduates in business and law, and engineering Labor pool: specialized in agricultural and fishing with competitive salary
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POTENTIAL CLUSTER OPTIONS FOR AKKAR
Potential clustering options for Akkar revolve around the agriculture sectorfor the production of seeds and fertilizers or specialized potato cluster with linkages in agro food
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
POTENTIAL CLUSTERS/ CRITERIA
ACCESSTO LABOR
LOW LABORCOST
AVAILABILITY OF LAND
LOW COST OF LAND
LAND INFRASTRUCTURE
AGRICULTURE CLUSTER: SEEDS, PESTICIDES, FERTILIZERS & ANIMAL FEED
VEGETABLE CUSTER: POTATOES PROCESSING + WHOLESALE MARKET / CHIPS FACTORY
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