<ul class="summary-list"><li>A deadly explosion in <keyword id="15367" type="CITY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Beirut">Beirut</keyword> last year destroyed the city's port and plunged <keyword id="30174" type="COUNTRY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Lebanon">Lebanon</keyword> into a <keyword id="20629" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Food-Crisis">food crisis</keyword>.</li><li>Now, organic farms are ramping up production of vegetables, grains, and poultry to get Lebanon back on track.</li><li>Until recently, Lebanon imported 80% of its basic goods. But during the crisis, growing locally has become a priority.</li></ul>

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Until recently Lebanon imported 80% of its basic goods, including food. But after an explosion destroyed the country's main port, local farms stepped up to feed a country where over half the population is living in poverty.

Lebanon is still in a food crisis a year after the port explosion. Here's how organic farms are tackling the problem.

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Lebanon used to import 80% of its basic goods. But after an explosion destroyed the country's main port, local farms are needing to step up.

Lebanon is still in a food crisis a year after the port explosion. Here's how organic farms are tackling the problem.

Yasmina Hatem,Lisa Desai,Tam Hunt,Havovi Cooper

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