Less than five percent of arable land in the Gaza belt can be processed, according to the new geospatial assessment of the food and agriculture (FAO) and the United Nations satellite center (entered).
On Monday, the FAO described as “alarming”, warning that the destruction of agricultural infrastructure in the middle of the Israeli war in Gaza “further exacerbates the capacity of hunger production.
The common assessment revealed that more than 80 percent of the total arable land in Gaza was damaged, while 77.8 percent of that land is now inaccessible to farmers. Only 688 hectares, or 4.6 percent of arable land, the rest is available for processing.
The destruction has expanded to greenhouses and water sources in Gaza, and 71.2 percent of greenhouses and 82.8 percent of agricultural wells were damaged.
“This level of destruction is not just the loss of infrastructure – it is the collapse of the agricultural and food system and life paths,” Beth Bechdol, the Deputy Chief of the FAO.
“What has recently provided foods, income and stability of hundreds of thousands of people is now in ruins, greenhouses and wells, local food production is stopped. The renovation will require huge investment – and permanent commitment to life and hope.”
Findings following the publication of the analysis of the integrated food safety phase (IPC) this month, which has warned that the entire population is faced with the critical risk of famine after 19 months of war, massive creation and strict limits of humanitarian aid, writes Al Jazeera Balkans.
As Israel announced last week that he would allow “minimum” gauze delivery, humanitarian organizations warned that this small amount of stocks would not reach the starving population of Gaza.
Meanwhile, Israeli air attacks continue to kill dozens of Palestinians in Gaza every day.
On Monday, Israeli forces bombed the school converted to a shelter in Gazi, causing a fire and killing at least 36 Palestinians, including several children.
(Vijesti.ba)
