Support for Gaza

In May 2021 Reem went 12 days without being able to work at her rabbit farm, as Israel maintained sustained bombing within the area. In 2014, at the age of 30, she had established the 90 sqm rooftop farm as a means to sustain the ten members in her family unit. Her husband had recently lost his farm work due when it was destroyed under Israeli aggression, a common narrative in Gaza.

Land has always been central to the Israel-Palestine conflict that has now endured for decades. Because of this, the development of Palestine’s agriculture, food, and farming are severely affected by the region’s tensions. Following the most recent bout of hostilities in May, Gaza’s agriculture ministry estimated around $27 million in damages, including greenhouses, agricultural lands and…