This fact sheet produced by the Gaza Urban and Periurban Agriculture Platform (GUPAP) provides context on agriculture in the Gaza strip before the intense war in Gaza since late 2023, and the roles and contribution of women in the local food system. It summarizes the challenges facing women agripreneurs.
The fact sheet sets out the (pre November 2023) power dynamics in rights advocacy between the Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of the National Economy, Ministry of Social Development, Municipalities, international and local NGOs, finance institutions, the private sector, and other bodies. It makes a number of recommendations on how the above stakeholders could support women agripreneurs.