Agriculture and farming

How avocado became king in this West Bank city

Increasing numbers of Palestinian farmers in Qalqilya and Tulkarm are opting to grow avocados given the potential earnings from local demand as well as from export.

Palestine

Why northern Sinai graduates receive land, housing

The governor of northern Sinai has allocated 2,500 acres of land to university graduates, which would provide them with employment opportunities at a time when the province is witnessing a boom in various development projects.

Egypt

Iraq achieves self-sufficiency in strategic crops

Despite the floods and fires, Iraq has achieved self sufficiency in producing crops this year.

Iraq

Life is no bowl of cherries in Idlib's groves

Constant shelling by regime forces has disrupted Idlib's centuries-old tradition of cultivating cherry groves.

Syria

Israel discretely increases number of entry permits for Gaza workers

Israel has increased the number of entry permits for Gaza laborers, after years of demands from farmers in the south of Israel.

Palestine

Iraq throws Turkey curveball in bilateral trade

Baghdad’s recent restrictions on imported goods have badly bruised Turkey’s food exporters, calling into question the target of $20 billion in bilateral trade.

Iraq

Turkey buys grain from Syrian farmers

Al-Rai's local council in Aleppo’s countryside announced its decision to buy crops from local farmers to help them market their products.

Syria

Hydroponic agriculture could help preserve scarce water in Jordan

Hydroponic agriculture, which does not require nearly as much water as traditionally grown crops, is being introduced to Jordan, a country with high water insecurity.

Jordan

Syrian farmers suffer as Kurds' crops set ablaze

Kurdish authorities in eastern Syria say politically motivated arsonists are setting fire to agricultural lands, destroying thousands of acres of farmers' crops.

Syria

Who is really behind torching of Iraqi grain fields?

The setting afire of grain fields in disputed areas between Baghdad and Erbil flames ethnic tensions between Arabs and Kurds.

Iraq

Palestinians prove fraud, regain land after decades

Palestinians often struggle for years to recover land that Israeli companies confiscated through forged documents.

Palestine

Aleppo beekeepers no longer feel sting of war

Honey production, a long tradition in the Aleppo countryside, is showing signs of recovery.

Syria