Since the start of the war, agricultural production has significantly declined. As of March, approximately 90% of Israeli farmers reported damages to their farms due to the war.
The National Council for Nutritional Security called on the international community to, at a minimum, "take immediate humanitarian action to ensure the hostages' nutritional security."
IFCJ donated $42,247, to make the project possible, which funded the purchase of the truck as well as additional support related to adapting the vehicle for food distribution.
The money will be allocated to support the works of the World Central Kitchen and the International Rescue Committee’s work in Gaza.
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Food sovereignty has become a high priority among local NGOs, civil society and the government to protect against foreign investments that that may steal land from local farmers.
“She was the single most important voice fighting hunger in New York for 50 years and the first to focus on school food, which resulted in literally thousands of kids eating food meant for the trash.
Movers and shakers in Israeli society.
YDLabs, CEO Ariel Blumovich said, is part of the solution, providing a method to produce food locally with minimal carbon footprint.
Most of the vegetables and some of the milk produced in Israel are farmed in land near the Gaza Strip, which, not for nothing, was given the name “Israel’s barn,” access to which is restricted.
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