Agricultural situation

Israeli systematic targeting of Gaza’s agricultural lands aims to starve the Palestinians

Friday-28-June-2024

From a distance, the Palestinian farmer Mahmoud Qaddih looks at his agricultural land east of Khan Yunis, which he can no longer reach and cultivate due to the ongoing bloody Israeli war for the ninth consecutive month.

Gaza agricultural sector develops despite aggression and blockade

Wednesday-30-November-2022

Gaza agricultural sector has continued to struggle and develop amid Israel's repeated attacks and ongoing blockade.

Gaza: Agricultural sector loses $204 million due to Israeli aggression

Thursday-3-June-2021

The Palestinian Ministry of Agriculture announced on Wednesday that the total losses incurred by the agricultural sector during the recent Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip amounted to $204 million.

Israeli watermelon war: Untold story in Jordan Valley

Sunday-14-June-2020

Despite the beautiful atmosphere the Palestinian watermelon season usually creates every year in the Jordan Valley it has become part of the conflict with the Israeli occupation that cannot be separated from the settlement and annexation schemes targeting the area.

Jenin’s fertile lands under guillotine of urban sprawl

Friday-14-February-2020

With great concern the Planning and Building Committee in Jenin the northern West Bank has warned against the escalating phenomenon of converting fertile lands in the district into buildable lands for residential use in a clear violation of the laws in force.

Israel floods Gaza farmlands with wastewater

Sunday-5-January-2020

The Israeli occupation authorities have opened water dams and channeled wastewater toward Palestinian farmlands on the eastern border of the Gaza Strip Gaza's Ministry of Agriculture said on Sunday.

Crops severely damaged by temperature drop in Israeli-blockaded Gaza

Thursday-17-January-2019

Heavy losses have been inflicted on the agricultural crops of Palestinian farmers in the blockaded Gaza Strip as a result of the freezing temperatures rocking the area.

Wastewater crop irrigation risks health of Palestinians in W. Bank

Saturday-23-September-2017

The issue of farmers using sewage to irrigate crops in Marj Ibn Amer area in Jenin has caused extreme shock and dismay recently among the Palestinian society in the West Bank especially since such practice has negative impacts on the national food security and the public health.