1. Food Security in Palestine Current Status
Dr. Mohamed Alsalimiya
Land Research Center – LRC
Arab Studies Society

2. Causes of Food Insecurity
Drought and other extreme weather events. 
Pests, livestock diseases and other agricultural problems. 
Climate change. 
Lack of emergency plans. 
Corruption and political instability. 
Cash crops dependence. 
Rapid population growth. 
Military conflicts ( Israeli Occupation ) 

3. Palestine total area 27,000 Km2

4. 98.5%
92%
44%
22%
13%
11% 8%

5. Peace Process … and Oslo Accord 1996

6. The A,B,C Partitioning A - 17.7 % B - 18.4 % Natural Reserve - 3%

7. The fact of area C

8. Total loses about 1,210 Km2 205 Colonies
Colonies Built-up Area Km2
980 Km of Bypass Roads
Destroyed about 196 Km2 of Pals. Land
Wall Total Length = 767 Km
Existing = 441 Km
Under construction = 46 Km
Planned = 280 Km
Lands separated behind
the Wall = Km2
Pal. Isolated and semi-isolated
localities = 96
Pal. Completely isolated
localities = 43
Total Isolated localities = 139
Total loses about 1,210 Km2

10. Land confiscated by Israeli militaries in the West Bank around
120,000 dunum

11. After deportation of 94 family
After deportation of 94 family. Israeli military vehicles sweeping the fertile agricultural land – Jordan Valley

12. Agricultural Water Pool at Hebron Governorate / West Bank

13. Damaged and/or Up-rooted trees in West Bank by Israeli militaries and colonists

14. Olive trees attacked by Israeli Colonists at Tulkarem /West Bank 2014

15. Agricultural areas Burned by Israeli Colonists at Ramallah
/West Bank 2014

17. Set up a number of caravans in ( Shuvot Rachel ) at the expense of Jalud lands - Nablus

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