Palestine will plant 25,000 olive trees

Olimerca.- Agriculture, and specifically the olive grove, is a sector that is increasingly developing in Palestine, which proposes the planting of 25,000 olive trees in 20 locations in the West Bank, with which the income of nearly 200 farmers will be directly supported. and 1,200 individual beneficiaries. Once harvested, this plantation is expected to produce around 4,000 kg of olive oil. This project is supported by the international NGO, Human Appeal, the Palestinian Hydrological Group (PHG) and Zakat Al Quds, a Palestinian charitable foundation that operates under the supervision of the Jordanian Government. Likewise, the olive farms in Jerusalem, Tubas, Salfit, Bethlehem, Hebron and Tulkarem will benefit from the project, which will receive expert support from the organizations behind this plantation. Within five years, this project hopes to achieve the goal of planting an additional 50,000 olive trees in Palestine, generating a positive impact on the beneficiaries' ...