The economic role of the apple refrigeration industry in Lebanon

Abstract

Throughout the war period in Lebanon, the apple refrigeration industry suffered from destruction and disorganization. After the war, the reconstruction plans did not include this industry. Therefore, a chaotic construction of small non-developed refrigerators took place in different regions based on the financial interests of the owners. Further, the quality of results in apple refrigeration was and continues to be a conflicting issue between the owners of the refrigerators and their clients. This study provides a survey and an evaluation of apple refrigeration and focuses on the gaps and short comings in its functions. It proposes to measure the capacity and demand of apple refrigeration, and then compare them among various regions in Lebanon. The differences shown suggest either an increase in the refrigeration capacity in specific regions and / or change in the functional use of the refrigerators where there are idle capacities.