Rooftop farming is a new concept in Gaza. It was first introduced on a significant scale through a project sponsored by the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organisation in 2010.
That project involved more than 200 households provided with fish
tanks and equipment for aquaponic units. Aquaponics is the practice of
soilless vegetable growing in combination with fish tanks whose
nutrient-rich wastewater is used as fertiliser.
The practice has since spread, as Palestinians in Gaza adapted the
methods to suit their own needs and the materials available to them. The
result provides a means to address a problem that has grown to
dangerous proportions.
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