'Money is worth nothing now': how Lebanon is finding a future in farming

With food in short supply and prices rocketing, a wave of new farmers are growing produce on roofs, balconies and beyond

• All photographs by Jenny Gustafsson

On the side of the Baanoub valley in southern Lebanon, half an hour's drive from the coast, Yasmina Zaher stands surrounded by olive trees with thick, sturdy trunks. Planted in Roman times, once tended by monks, they are now cared for by Zaher and her husband, Jean-Pierre, who also grow vegetables, fruit and flowers.

It's beautiful to see the result of what you produce, to hold it in your hands and taste it," she says.