The Palestinian Farmers' Union is an NGO which supports the rights of Palestinian farmers & encourages responsible investment projects. http://t.co/5uxadmxJ45
Ramallah, Palestine
Joined January 2015
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PFU board members from Ramallah, assembly members of the PFU branch and representatives from a cooperative in the region attended #Palestine
The training discussed successful campaigns that the PFU had held such as the campaigns in Tulkarm and Jenin. #Sanadcementfactory #incometax
The main objective for this training was to raise awareness and build the advocacy skills of the PFU branch and cooperatives in Ramallah.
Advocate project funded by ASTM, PFU held 4 days of training for farmers from the Ramallah branch. #Palestine #PFU
Irish-born filmmaker and photographer Bryony Dunne traveled across the #WestBank to capture #Palestinian #olivetrees photography.jadaliyya.com/pa…
With the help of @CooperacionESP @_acpau @AECID_es,The PFU Tulkarm branch held a training session for food processing
#didyouknow: the percentage of agricultural holdings in #Palestine which used #Organic #Fertilizers was around 45% in 2004-5 #farmingfact
#farmingfact 212,683 dunums (52,555 acres) of agricultural land in the #WestBank is farmed via rained irrigation.
#Gaza used to be famous for its #citrus #production, employing 25% of the work force. Today, Gaza imports almost all of its citrus.
Occupation water policies affect all aspects of #Palestinian life from agriculture to recreational activities. thenation.com/article/how-is…
#Didyouknow that 63% of cultivable land is located in Area c, where it is fully under the control and administration of the Israeli army.
#Didyouknow that the average israeli farmer consumes 10 times more water for irrigation of their crops than #Palestinians.
#didyouknow: Rain-fed agriculture is a dominant type of farming in #palestine however only 6.8% of cultivated land is being irrigated.
The products resulting from #organicfarming, which is a method we support, have #healthy benefits as well as #tastyflavors.
With the help of @CooperacionESP, @_acpau, @AECID_es, we present our guide on producing and preserving food at home.
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
Access to sufficient water for irrigation is a significant issue facing Palestinian farmers: visualizingpalestine.org/vis… #palestine #right2water