US EditionMore than 95 Percent of Gaza’s Agricultural Land Unusable, UN Warns
- The UN Food and Agriculture Organization reported on May 26, 2025, that less than 5 percent of Gaza's cropland remains usable after recent conflict and blockade.
- This follows nearly three months of Israeli blockade and renewed offensives that damaged farmland, restricted access, and caused severe food shortages.
- A geospatial assessment found only 688 hectares, or 4.6 percent, of cropland cultivable, while 80.8 percent of farmland, 71.2 percent of greenhouses, and 82.8 percent of wells were damaged.
- FAO Deputy Director-General Beth Bechdol described the situation as a complete breakdown of Gaza's agricultural sector and vital supply networks, with agricultural damages exceeding $2 billion and the cost of recovery expected to reach around $4.2 billion.
- The drastic farmland loss has halted local food production, worsening famine risk amid ongoing conflict, displacement, and limited humanitarian aid in Gaza.
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Conflict leaves less than 5% of cropland in Gaza usable, UN finds
Less than five percent of Gaza's farmland remains usable for cultivation, according to an assessment report released on Monday by the the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations Satellite Center.The drastic reduction in arable land is further deteriorating food production capacity and exacerbating the risk of famine in the area, according to the latest geospatial assessment.Only 4.6 percent of the tot…
FAO denounces increasing Israeli destruction of agriculture in Gaza
Israel’s bombings, which have already caused the deaths of more than 53,000 Palestinians in the territory, mostly women, children, and the elderly, are also rapidly deteriorating food production capacity and “leading to starvation in the area,” the document adds. Furthermore, 71.2 percent of the Strip’s greenhouses are currently destroyed, which shows a worsening of the problem equal to the situation in December 2024, when that percentage reache…
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Macau BusinessDue to war, under 5% of Gaza cropland useable for farming: UN
Under five percent of Gaza's farmland is useable due to war, further exacerbating the risk of famine in the devastated Palestinian territory, the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization said Monday. Israel has stepped up a renewed offensive in Gaza, drawing international condemnation as aid trickles in following a nearly three-month blockade that has sparked severe food and medical shortages. By the end of April, more than 80 percent o…
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