Collective Action

Farmers in south Lebanon scattered produce across the Zahrani Highway to protest the lack of supervision of Syrian imports that they say are crippling the sector. Following the outbreak of the Syrian conflict, the country’s produce has flowed into Lebanon as fighting closed borders and countries imposed sanctions. South Lebanon farmers threw large quantities of citrus fruits and a mixture of vegetables onto the area’s main highway to demand action from politicians. Traffic came to a standstill before Internal Security Forces intervened to reopen the road. The demonstrations drew farmers from across the country.