Beirut, Lebanon – As the deepening economic crisis continues, the soaring prices of basic necessities like bread have pushed many Lebanese below the poverty line.
With Lebanon’s bakers relying on imported wheat to produce their goods, the cost of even the heavily subsidised traditional flatbread – eaten by rich and poor alike with most meals – has tripled since 2019.
Mavia Bakery, a small outfit tucked away in Beirut’s Gemmayzeh district, is trying to ensure Lebanon has better food security and is less dependent on imported flour for its bakeries with a series of humanitarian projects.
Opened in 2020 by educational NGO Sadalsuud founder and avid baker Brant Stewart, the bakery works out of a cooperative kitchen in Tripoli and only hires women from marginalised communities.
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Beirut, Lebanon – As the deep economic crisis progresses, the prices of basic necessities like bread have risen sharply in Lebanon below the poverty line.
Based on wheat imported by Lebanese bakers to produce their goods, the cost of traditional subsidized regular bread – which is eaten by the rich and poor in most foods – has tripled since 2019.
Mavia Bakery, a small garment stored in Beirut’s Gemmayzeh district, is trying to ensure better food security in Lebanon and is dependent on flour imported for its bakeries through a number of humanitarian projects.