Gaza
War limits Gaza farmers to three percent of cropland.
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Ongoing hostilities in Gaza have reduced the enclave's usable farmland to just three percent of its total cropland, according to UN News. Farmers across the territory face mounting obstacles as security concerns tied to the conflict force them to abandon vast stretches of agricultural land once relied upon for food production.
The severe restriction on farming areas threatens to deepen Gaza's food security crisis. With access to nearly all cropland effectively cut off, farmers struggle to generate harvests sufficient to meet local demand. The loss of agricultural capacity compounds existing shortages across the enclave, where the population already confronts acute food insecurity amid the ongoing violence.
