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Salem Darwich is currently a senior advisor of the Lebanese Minister of Agriculture.and is responsible for the coordination with International organization such as WFP, FAO, AFD, GIZ, ILO, UNDP, UNHABITAT, UNICEF, and other national organizations of the issues related to the agricultural development projects.

He is a professor at the Faculty of Agriculture, Lebanese University. He heads the Department of Agro-economics, and is a member of the higher committee of research and development at the Lebanese University. He is a specialist in issues related to the economics of agricultural, rural, and agro-food development and has over 25 years of experience in consultancies and working in supporting development projects in close coordination with local and international development bodies and NGOs. Main focus of consultancies includes socio-economic studies in the field of agriculture, climate change, water management, and needs assessment, specifically those of marginalized groups. Salem darwich research counts more than 20 articles published in leading journals and books.