page_title: Agriculture in the Palestinian territories
hierarchical_section_title: Agriculture in the Palestinian territories
caption_attribution_description: English: A family of Palestinian farmers harvesting olives using traditional methods in the Jenin area, November 2015. An example of Agriculture in the Palestinian territories.
context_page_description: Agriculture in the Palestinian Territories is a mainstay in the economy of the Palestinian territories. The production of agricultural goods supports the population's sustenance needs and fuels Palestine's export economy. According to the Council for European Palestinian Relations, the agricultural sector formally employs 13.4% of the population and informally employs 90% of the population. Over the past 10 years, unemployment rates in Palestine have increased and the agricultural sector became the most impoverished sector in Palestine. Unemployment rates peaked in 2008 when they reached 41% in Gaza.
  According to World Bank Palestinian agriculture suffers from widespread use of land for nature reserves as well as military and settler use. Because the root of the conflict is with land, the disputes between Israel and Palestine are well-manifested in the agriculture of Palestine.
context_section_description: Agriculture in the Palestinian Territories is a mainstay in the economy of the Palestinian territories. The production of agricultural goods supports the population's sustenance needs and fuels Palestine's export economy.  According to the Council for European Palestinian Relations, the agricultural sector formally employs 13.4% of the population and informally employs 90% of the population. Over the past 10 years, unemployment rates in Palestine have increased and the agricultural sector became the most impoverished sector in Palestine. Unemployment rates peaked in 2008 when they reached 41% in Gaza.
  According to World Bank Palestinian agriculture suffers  from widespread use of land for nature reserves as well as military and settler use. Because the root of the conflict is with land, the disputes between Israel and Palestine are well-manifested in the agriculture of Palestine.
caption: Palestinian farmers harvesting olives using traditional methods
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