Baqa al-Gharbiya, Israel--In Baqa al-Gharbiya, an hour's drive from Haifa, city folk have temporarily traded pens for boots to aid farmers in Israel facing a labour shortage exacerbated by the Gaza war. Whether teachers or lawyers, Arab or Jew, they have come together during their leisure time to lend a helping...
In Morocco hills, cannabis farmers bet on budding industry
Morocco - the world's top producer of hashish according to the United Nations - lies on Europe's doorstep and is potentially well placed to become a top legitimate exporter. But a domestic crackdown on growers, slow progress in issuing licenses for legal production and strong competition from European operators has...
Olive growers in Holy Land at the mercy of climate change
During the recent olive harvest, Palestinian farmer Dalal Sawalmeh raked her fingers through the silvery green leaves of her family's trees but said there weren't as many olives cascading to the ground.
