As soon as the ears of wheat turned golden, Palestinian people headed to their fields to start a long-awaited harvest season that symbolizes their identity and heritage, which shows the extent of their adherence to their lands located near the eastern and northern borders of the Gaza Strip, a distance away from the Israeli separating fence.
The wheat season is considered one of the most vital crops in Palestinian food due to its great nutritional and economic value, as they call it “yellow gold.” The number of dunams cultivated with wheat is estimated at 15,000, and it produces about 2,000 tons annually.
However, its production does not meet the needs of Palestinians who depend on importing it from abroad considering how Palestinian farmers suffer from the dangers of frequent shootings from the Israeli occupation forces along the borders.
Source: Kuwait News Agency