agriculture

Palestinian children and adults, including a woman holding an infant, step across a rubble-strewn street

Israel kills journalists, threatens hospitals in north Gaza

Nora Barrows-Friedman 9 October 2024

Israeli forces attack tents of displaced people. Read more about Israel kills journalists, threatens hospitals in north Gaza

A man inspects vegetable crops

Gaza farmers say destruction deliberate “starvation campaign”

Amjad Ayman Yaghi 1 October 2024

Bombs, bulldozers and Israeli restrictions upend Gaza’s agricultural sector. Read more about Gaza farmers say destruction deliberate “starvation campaign”

A hand holds up a cantaloupe that has a hole in it.

Women farmers defiant despite Gaza attack

Yasmin Abusayma 5 June 2023

May offensive inflicted more than $1.3 million worth of damage on agriculture. Read more about Women farmers defiant despite Gaza attack

A child looks out the window of a small dwelling

Settler attacks drive farmers to treetops

Taghreed Ali 14 October 2022

Rising number of incidents have West Bank farmers scrambling to defend their land. Read more about Settler attacks drive farmers to treetops

Podcast Ep 60: The history of wheat in Palestine

Nora Barrows-Friedman 24 June 2022

What’s contributing to the rising price of bread in Gaza? Read more about Podcast Ep 60: The history of wheat in Palestine

A shepherd takes his flock along the river in Wadi Gaza

Restoring Wadi Gaza after years of neglect

Yasmin Abusayma 13 April 2022

Residents hope the valley will become the nature reserve it once was and a lung for Gaza. Read more about Restoring Wadi Gaza after years of neglect

A woman in traditional garb picks olives

Climate change spells disaster for Gaza's olive growers

Rami Almeghari 2 November 2021

Rainfall has dramatically decreased this year. Read more about Climate change spells disaster for Gaza's olive growers

A man holds a white horse by its rein

Animal suffering from Israel's May assault both tragic and costly

Ahmed Al-Sammak 20 September 2021

Livestock and pets suffered along with their human companions as Israeli bombs rained down on Gaza. Read more about Animal suffering from Israel's May assault both tragic and costly

Two people pick eggplants in a field

Israeli agritech profits from military occupation

Maureen Clare Murphy 17 January 2020

Military companies promote “a sanitized version of their repressive technologies,” watchdog says. Read more about Israeli agritech profits from military occupation

A man climbs a palm tree with a rope tied around his waist.

Bumper crop, barren outlook

Amjad Ayman Yaghi and Mohammed Al-Hajjar 16 January 2020

Date farmers in Gaza enjoy a plentiful harvest but with little hope of reaping much profit. Read more about Bumper crop, barren outlook