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Implementing aquaponics in the Gaza strip

Year of publication 2016

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 2p.

Author Lovatelli, A. ; Stankus, A.

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

Category Brochure

ISBN No ISBN

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) Food production in the Gaza Strip is constrained by an arid environment and limited access to steady sources of water. This threatens the food security and nutrition of local communities, which is further undermined by a wider context of protracted crisis and continued restricted access to critical livelihood resources for fishing and farming. Since 2010, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has been helping to enhance the resilience of at-risk populations in the Wes t Bank and Gaza Strip through donor-funded projects that focus on protecting and strengthening their food security and livelihoods. One of the methods used by FAO is aquaponics, integrated fish and plant production.

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