[Published: Saturday October 17 2026]
 Gaza: increasing dangers confronting war-torn enclave’s farmers
ROME, 17 Oct. - (ANA) - Farmers in Gaza are facing increasing risks as they try to return to their fields.
In an update on Tuesday, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), warned that the so-called Yellow Line of demarcation controlled by the Israeli military continues to expand into western Gaza.
This has increasingly limited access to agricultural land and prevented farmers from planting new crops.
‘Farming is my life’
FAO highlighted the case of 39-year-old grower Maryam, who described her small vegetable farm as a “lifeline” for her family of eight in southern Gaza.
Maryam is one of 1,700 farmers supported by FAO to purchase seeds, water and the other inputs they need to grow crops. The agency also helps herders and fishing families in Gaza
In her first season, Maryam harvested approximately three tonnes of okra.
“Farming is my life and my family’s life. It is the income source I depend on. Being able to farm again means that I am alive and that I can live with dignity with my family,” she told FAO. - (ANA) -
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