Gaza farmers recover olives post-war
Quds Net Agency reported that the olive harvest season in the Gaza Strip has been significantly affected by the war, with the number of olive trees decreasing from about two million to around 150,000. cultivated areas shrank from 50,000 dunams to 5,000 dunams, representing a loss of nearly 90% of the cultivated land. Olive production dropped from 40,000 tons annually to 5,000 tons, and olive oil production decreased from 5,000 tons to 700 tons. Only seven mills remain out of the original 40 before the war. The destruction and Israeli restrictions have caused the prices of olive oil to rise sharply, further exacerbating the suffering of farmers and their loss of a vital source of income. In efforts to salvage what remains of the season, farmers are collecting remaining fruits from the surviving trees.
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