This fact sheet describes the major opportunities to enhance the ole of women agripreneurs in Gaza’s food sector, defining major barriers that limit their access to higher market share and intervention strategies to overcome them.
There are estimated to be around 1000 women-led agri-enterprises in Gaza, although the true figure may be higher when unregistered enterprises are included. Their activities span the food system, ranging from maintaining seed banks to producing fresh vegetables and fruit, herbs, salted fish, poultry, eggs, mushrooms, cheeses, olive oil, honey, jam, pickles, and traditional ingredients like ajweh (date paste) and maftool (hand rolled couscous).
