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Sweet Potato Farming in Gaza Brings Cash and Tasty Treats
AGRICULTURE Sweet Potato Farming in Gaza Brings Cash and Tasty Treats The health benefits of sweet potatoes are well known around the globe. But the healthy and delicious snack has even more value for some families in Palestine because sweet potato farming in Gaza is especially profitable for local farmers. Atta Zoerob is a sweet…
Jenin Wastewater Project: Nurturing Success
AGRICULTURE Jenin Wastewater Project: Nurturing Success When West Bank farmer Abu Aysar first found out about Anera’s wastewater treatment work, he was curious but a little unsure He had no one to consult because the project was new to Palestine. So he decided to go to some Anera training sessions he heard about and he…
After Fields Destroyed, Gaza Farmers Start Over with New Crops
AGRICULTURE After Fields Destroyed, Gaza Farmers Start Over with New Crops “I used to have fields of olive trees but after my land was destroyed there was nothing left.” Farmer Shaban Zoerob, a 45-year-old from the Khan Younis area, is a Gaza farmer whose small agricultural fields were damaged during the 2014 war. He is married…
Gaza Farmers Generate Income Selling Produce at Local Markets
AGRICULTURE Gaza Farmers Generate Income Selling Produce at Local Markets The wholesale fruit and vegetable market in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, is bursting with fresh produce from local farms. Some boast it’s the best produce in Gaza. Farmers like Abu Riyad smile with pride and satisfaction with all they have accomplished. Under Anera’s land restoration…
Anera in Tulkarem, Palestine
WEST BANK Anera in Tulkarem, Palestine The Palestinian West Bank governorate of Tulkarem is located on fertile land about seven miles from the Mediterranean Sea and it is just west of Nablus. Tulkarem Governorate | محافظة طولكرم Situated between a coastal plain and a mountain, it has long been a place of trading and conquest….
Gaza Farmers Keep Palestinian Cuisine Alive
AGRICULTURE Gaza Farmers Keep Palestinian Cuisine Alive The aroma of fresh, homemade stuffed eggplants permeates Jbeil Zoreob’s home. “Despite food shortages and growing poverty here in Gaza,” Jbeil says, “I have managed to harvest these eggplants from our newly restored and planted land.” Out in his field, Jbeil walks through rows of neatly planted olive…
Reviving Gaza Farmland to Regain Food Security in Khan Younis
AGRICULTURE Reviving Gaza Farmland to Regain Food Security in Khan Younis For more than eight years, Gaza has been sealed off from the rest of the world. Most of the 1.7 million who live there barely eke out a living and have to depend on food aid to survive. But the resilience of the mostly…
Biogas Digester Gives Renewable Fuel to Gaza Families
AGRICULTURE Biogas Digesters Give Renewable Fuel to Gaza Families Mariam Ahmed was tired of waiting in long lines to fill up her gas canister, but she didn’t have any other option. Cooking gas is in short supply in Gaza. “We queued in long lines to fill our gas tank, sometimes for a whole day and…
Gaza Agriculture: Land Restoration Helps Farmers Replant
Agriculture Gaza Agriculture: Land Restoration Helps Farmers Replant Sabra Abu Naseer has been a farmer for 30 years. The 55-year-old divorced mother of three owns half an acre of land next to her house in Gaza. Sabra is well known in the neighborhood for sharing her fragrant tea and freshly baked bread with women who…
Gaza is Drowning
A massive rainfall in Gaza left homes and businesses flooded with water, garbage and sewage.