Access to sufficient water for irrigation is a significant issue facing Palestinian farmers: visualizingpalestine.org/visuals/west-b… #palestine #right2water

Food security and price volatility remain a key concern in Palestine, especially within Gaza: arij.org

The Wanted 18 is a must see movie, it is about 18 cows which were declared a threat to Israeli national security ff.hrw.org/film/wanted-18

With the help of Cooperación Española, Associació Catalana per la Pau, AECID, we present our guide on producing and preserving food at home.

The products resulting from #organicfarming, which is a method we support, have #healthy benefits as well as #tastyflavors.

#didyouknow: Rain-fed agriculture is a dominant type of farming in #palestine however only 6.8% of cultivated land is being irrigated.

#Didyouknow that the average israeli farmer consumes 10 times more water for irrigation of their crops than #Palestinians.

#Didyouknow that 63% of cultivable land is located in Area c, where it is fully under the control and administration of the Israeli army.

Occupation water policies affect all aspects of #Palestinian life from agriculture to recreational activities. thenation.com/article/how-is…

#Gaza used to be famous for its #citrus #production, employing 25% of the work force. Today, Gaza imports almost all of its citrus.

#farmingfact 212,683 dunums (52,555 acres) of agricultural land in the #WestBank is farmed via rained irrigation.

#didyouknow: the percentage of agricultural holdings in #Palestine which used #Organic #Fertilizers was around 45% in 2004-5 #farmingfact

The PFU Tulkarm branch finished a 3 days food processing training session in Kofr Al-Labid #farming cooperatives

With the help of Cooperación Española Associació Catalana per la Pau AECID,The PFU Tulkarm branch held a training session for food processing

The economic impact if the Israeli occupation on farming:

Irish-born filmmaker and photographer Bryony Dunne traveled across the #WestBank to capture #Palestinian #olivetrees photography.jadaliyya.com/pages/index/22…

Advocate project funded by ASTM, PFU held 4 days of training for farmers from the Ramallah branch. #Palestine #PFU

The main objective for this training was to raise awareness and build the advocacy skills of the PFU branch and cooperatives in Ramallah.

The training discussed successful campaigns that the PFU had held such as the campaigns in Tulkarm and Jenin. #Sanadcementfactory #incometax

PFU board members from Ramallah, assembly members of the PFU branch and representatives from a cooperative in the region attended #Palestine