Al Monitor iconAl MonitorSep 3, 2026

Gaza seed bank helps farmers cultivate the little land they have left

Most of Gaza's pre-war farmland lies in an area under Israeli military occupation. Gaza's entire 2 million population is penned into around 30% of the tiny enclave, much of which was laid to waste by two years of Israeli bombardment.

Gaza seed bank helps farmers cultivate the little land they have left

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Most of Gaza's pre-war farmland lies in an area under Israeli military occupation.

Gaza's entire 2 million population is penned into around 30% of the tiny enclave, much of which was laid to waste by two years of Israeli bombardment.

By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Haseen Alwazeer CAIRO/GAZA, Sept 3 (Reuters).

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Most of Gaza's pre-war farmland lies in an area under Israeli military occupation. Gaza's entire 2 million population is penned into around 30% of the tiny enclave, much of which was laid to waste by two years of Israeli bombardment. By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Haseen Alwazeer CAIRO/GAZA, Sept 3 (Reuters).

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  • A group of farmers has been working to preserve Gaza's native crops by rebuilding a local seed bank that was destroyed during Israel's war in the enclave and by encouraging Palestinians to cultivate what...

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By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Haseen Alwazeer CAIRO/GAZA, Sept 3 (Reuters).

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