Article 785SN Seeds of hope: how a local farming project is offering a lifeline to Gaza

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

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Tamara Davison
from World news | The Guardian on (#785SN)

Family-run Al-Qarara Seed Bank is striving to help Palestinians gain sovereignty over their food security

Salama 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.

I was very happy because I saw the results," Muhanna says. We were farmers at heart."

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