Gaza – Farming without Land, Fishing without Water

Livelihoods and lives of people living in the Gaza Strip have been devastated by over 1000 days of near complete blockade. A fact sheet has been compiled with technical support from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).  The report shows that despite having the potential to provide substantial improvements to the quality of life, food security and nutrition to an estimated 1.5 million Palestinian people, Israel has actively prevented large areas of land to be cultivated by restricting the Palestinians from the area and blocking vital imports

The area inside the “Buffer Zone” along the northern and eastern borders with Israel contains nearly a third (29%) of the Gaza Strip’s arable land, and is inaccessible to farmers and herders. The width of the Buffer Zone is 0.5?1km along the eastern border and 1.8?2km along the northern border.

The Buffer Zone contains rain?fed crops including wheat, barley, beans and various vegetables, as well as olives, almonds and citrus trees. Most of the Gaza Strip’s animal production is concentrated in the zone

Please download and read the report:

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