Report: More than 328 million dollars in financial losses to Gaza Strip farmers

Report: More than 328 million dollars in financial losses to Gaza Strip farmers

• 2019-01-28 17:14:58
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Gaza _ Palestine News Network

The Agricultural Development Association (AGRI) said on Monday that the financial losses of Gaza farmers due to the air depressions amounted to more than 328 million dollars.

About three farmers from various governorates of the Gaza Strip suffered mainly from the severe damage to their crops and greenhouses from the air depressions, while 700 farmers were partially damaged, she said in a report.

The report reads as follows:

In the agricultural relief report about the damage of the cold waves

More than 328 million dollars in financial losses to Gaza Strip farmers

The air depressions that affected the Gaza Strip during the current winter have led to the destruction of agricultural crops, negatively affecting farmers who have suffered many losses, as the agricultural sector in the Gaza Strip lacks the care it deserves in the light of the political situation Prevailing turbulent and food insecurity, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2019.

The Agricultural Development Association (Agricultural Relief) has counted the damage caused by the recent cold waves in the sector, and on January 16 this year it hit a wave of cold all over the strip, which came in the form of torrential rains and strong winds scattered throughout the sector, reaching a speed of 90 km/h in most Areas.

According to agricultural relief surveys, about three farmers from various governorates of the Gaza Strip suffered mainly from the severe damage to their crops and greenhouses from the air depressions, while 700 farmers were partially damaged and financial losses were estimated at over 350,000 dollars.

Most of the crop damage came from zucchini, eggplant, tomato, cucumber, hibiscus and other types of basic agricultural crops such as vegetables and fruits on which the diet is based, which means that the impact of these crops negatively affects the food security of the people in the sector so that it makes them non Available to all or raise their prices and are accessible to only limited groups.

Agricultural relief had formed a team of specialists and agricultural experts in the field survey to collect information on farmers ' damage, and the emergency team assessed the needs of farmers who suffered from harsh weather conditions, and the technical team also conducted inspection visits to the areas Affected rural areas to show that the southern Gaza Strip was the hardest hit because of the dense presence of greenhouses.