Seeds of hope: how a local farming project is offering a lifeline to Gaza

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Salama Ayesh Muhanna and his daughter Hanadi are rebuilding Gaza's only seed bank in Deir al-Balah after their original facility in al-Qarara was destroyed during the ongoing Israeli military campaign. The project aims to preserve local, resilient seed varieties and distribute them to approximately 200 Palestinian farmers, fostering self-reliance amid severe import restrictions and food insecurity.

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Family-run Al-Qarara Seed Bank is striving to help Palestinians gain sovereignty over their food securitySalama Ayesh Muhanna still remembers the first seeds he planted on his family’s land in al-Qarara, Gaza. At just 17, Muhanna had proudly sprouted cucumbers.

Seeds of hope: how a local farming project is offering a lifeline to Gaza

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