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In the midst of Lebanon’s financial crisis, farmers are struggling to survive Ali Ghazzwi has been farming in the Bekaa Valley, near the village of Mansour, for 20 years. He still uses pesticides. The economic crisis has left him with mounting debts. (Inès Gil) Share this page Ali Ghazzwi has been farming in the Bekaa Valley, near the village of Mansour, for 20 years. He still uses pesticides. The economic crisis has left him with mounting debts. (Inès Gil) On a piece of land behind his modest hut, Salim Alazwak inspects his fields of roses: “Some are for making jam, others are for decoration,” he says, pointing to the yellow flowers. “I don’t use any chemicals”. Originally from Damascus, Syria, Salim fled to Lebanon at the start of the civil war in 2011. He settled in Marj, a village in the Bekaa Valley. In this fertile region often described as the breadbasket of Lebanon, he planted his first organic roses six years ago, in 2015. “In Syria, I fell ill after wo

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