The role of community support in achieving food sovereignty "- Presenting the Gaza study on the reality of farmers in the border areas from the perspective of food sovereignty

The role of community support in achieving food sovereignty "- Presenting the Gaza study on the reality of farmers in the border areas from the perspective of food sovereignty

Within our endeavor as Dalia Association,  to present the issue of food sovereignty as a principle and practice in Palestine, and to gather the efforts of the actors in the field to come up with a clear collective approach towards food sovereignty in Palestine, we partnered with the Heinrich Böll Foundation - Palestine and Jordan, to conduct a series of mujawarat, discussions, and dialogues on the subject of national food sovereignty. With the purpose of conducting a study and formulating a position paper on the subject, in addition to another study on the reality of farmers in the border areas of the Gaza Strip from the perspective of food sovereignty.

IIn October, we presented a study on the reality of farmers in the border areas in the Gaza Strip with a food sovereignty lens, where the most important challenges facing farmers in each region were presented, in addition to the necessary recommendations and interventions. Farmers from various border regions in the Strip participated in the final mujawara and online discussions, as well as representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture and representatives of agricultural and development institutions.