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FARMERS RECEIVE ANIMAL FODDER IN GAZA

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) continues to deliver much-needed animal fodder to farmers and livestock keepers in the Gaza Strip to safeguard surviving animals and support local production of fresh nutritious food like milk, dairy, eggs and meat amidst an imminent risk of famine.

As of yesterday (11 Apr) more than 1 600 farmers have received animal fodder from the FAO.

Country Gaza Strip

Duration 2m34s

Edit Version International

Video Type Video News Release (VNR)

Date 04/12/2024 4:56 PM

File size 341.30 MB

Unique ID UF15XAX

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Shotlist STORY: FAO / FARMERS RECEIVE ANIMAL FODDER IN GAZA
TRT: 2’:35’’
SOURCE: FAO
RESTRICTIONS: PLEASE CREDIT FAO ON SCREEN
LANGUAGE: ARABIC / NATS
DATELINE: 8 APRIL 2024, GAZA STRIP / RECENT

SHOTLIST:

8 APRIL 2024, GAZA STRIP
1. Wide shot, sheep in an enclosure
2. Wide shot, livestock keeper pouring animal feed into a container
3. Tracking shot, livestock keeper bringing feed to sheep
4. Med shot, livestock keeper putting animal feed into a container
5. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Sabha Darwish, livestock keeper, Rafah, Gaza: “I swear I tell you, I would go look in the trash for some rice, pieces of bread. I swear, son, from the trash. From the trash here and there.”
6. Wide shot, livestock keepers feeding sheep
7. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Sabha Darwish, livestock keeper, Rafah, Gaza: “Fodder of course helps. The animals would be healthier, they would be full.”
8. Med shot, livestock keeper feeding sheep
9. Close up, sheep eating

4-6 APRIL 2024, GAZA STRIP
10. Wide shot, farmers queueing for animal fodder
11. Med shot, FAO staff talking with farmer inside warehouse
12. SOUNDBITE (ARABIC) Fatma Mebarak Jebara, livestock keeper, Rafah, Gaza: “These animals mean everything. They are a source of clothing. We get milk and yogurt for our children. We get meat. We make sales from them and make money. So, animals are everything. Animals are a big resource in Palestine.”
13. Close up, animal fodder being poured into a bag
14. SOUNDBITE (ARABIC) Fatma Mebarak Jebara, livestock keeper, Rafah, Gaza: ““If, God willing, there’s fodder, they [the animals] will increase. My income will increase, and I can take care of my children. My conditions will change.”
15. Med shot, FAO staff helping a farmer carry a fodder bag
16. SOUNDBITE (ARABIC) Bilal, livestock keeper, Rafah, Gaza: “Our animals died. We left our homes. We’re displaced. We’re not doing well. It’s a struggle. It’s hard to describe.”
17. Med shot, FAO staff unloading fodder from a truck
18. Wide shot, fodder being downloaded from a truck
19. SOUNDBITE (ARABIC) Mostafa, livestock keeper, Rafah, Gaza: “Before the war, we had vegetables from here and there and we were able to get by. But now there’s nothing. Our only food now is canned food and whatever comes from outside. There’s nothing from around here to eat from like before.”
20. Wide shot, FAO staff and farmers inside a warehouse
21. SOUNDBITE (ARABIC) Mostafa, livestock keeper, Rafah, Gaza: “For us to continue living our lives and try to sort of go back to normal, firstly we need food for our livestock so we can maintain them. We are forced to reduce rations of their food because we honestly don’t have enough to feed them. We also need veterinary medicines. Today, I can’t find a bottle of medicine I need in all the pharmacies of Rafah.”
8 APRIL 2024, GAZA STRIP
22. Wide shot, farmer leaving with an animal fodder bag
23. Tracking shot, livestock keeper bringing feed to sheep
24. Close up, sheep eating

Script The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) continues to deliver much-needed animal fodder to farmers and livestock keepers in the Gaza Strip to safeguard surviving animals and support local production of fresh nutritious food like milk, dairy, eggs and meat amidst an imminent risk of famine.

As of yesterday (11 Apr) more than 1 600 farmers have received animal fodder from the FAO.

Sabha Darwish a 72-year-old livestock keeper from explains that livestock are her family's main source of livelihood and income. After being displaced, with no fodder available for her sheep, she had no choice but to search for food for her animals from the trash.

SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Sabha Darwish, livestock keeper, Rafah, Gaza:
“I swear I tell you, I would go look in the trash for some rice, pieces of bread. I swear, son, from the trash. From the trash here and there.”

Each farmer received a 50kg sack. This is the first time animal fodder has entered the Gaza Strip since the escalation of hostilities, which has caused the collapse of agrifood value chains, contributing to the rapid deterioration of acute food insecurity in Gaza, with famine conditions emerging in the north of the Gaza Strip.

SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Sabha Darwish, livestock keeper, Rafah, Gaza:
“Fodder of course helps. The animals would be healthier, they would be full.”

FAO seeks to deliver initially a total of 1 500 tonnes of fodder to 2 450 farmers, which is sufficient to provide for about 50 days milk for all children under 10 years of age in Gaza, providing around 20 percent of the WHO recommended minimum daily requirement in terms of caloric intake.

SOUNDBITE (ARABIC) Fatma Mebarak Jebara, livestock keeper, Rafah, Gaza:
“These animals mean everything. They are a source of clothing. We get milk and yogurt for our children. We get meat. We make sales from them and make money. So, animals are everything. Animals are a big resource in Palestine.”

Fatma Mebarak Jebara says she had 45 livestock heads, but now she has only ten. She hopes that with this fodder she'll be able to increase her herd and bring back some stability to her family.

SOUNDBITE (ARABIC) Fatma Mebarak Jebara, livestock keeper, Rafah, Gaza:
"If, God willing, there’s fodder, they [the animals] will increase. My income will increase, and I can take care of my children. My conditions will change.”

The agriculture sector, which was already diminished before the war yet remained vital to the local economy. Prior to 7 October, Gaza’s food producers kept the Strip nearly self-sufficient in eggs, milk, poultry and red meat, fish, vegetables and fruits. These items are indispensable to a healthy, nutritious diet, especially for children, and are impractical to import as food aid.

63-year-old livestock keeper Bilal from Rafah says that before the conflict he had over 95 heads of livestock but now has 13, many of them died because of hunger and lack of medicines and vaccinations.

SOUNDBITE (ARABIC) Bilal, livestock keeper, Rafah, Gaza:
“Our animals died. We left our homes. We’re displaced. We’re not doing well. It’s a struggle. It’s hard to describe.”

Around 55 percent of meat and dairy producing livestock in Gaza have been slaughtered, consumed, or lost due to the conflict. Only 45 percent of small ruminants remain, corresponding to approximately 30 000 heads, as of March.

Mostafa, a livestock keeper from Rafah, says only 17 of his 45 cattle survived the conflict. As a result, he struggles to feed his family.

SOUNDBITE (ARABIC) Mostafa, livestock keeper, Rafah, Gaza:
“Before the war, we had vegetables from here and there and we were able to get by. But now there’s nothing. Our only food now is canned food and whatever comes from outside. There’s nothing around here to eat like before.”

Food aid is indispensable but not sufficient to meet caloric and nutritional needs in Gaza. Food production imports are mostly banned, with only a few permitted from countries other than Israel. FAO is committed to expand its assistance in collaboration with its partners and donors to deliver crucial agricultural aid to restore availability of highly nutritious food, prevent the sector’s total collapse, preserve remaining livelihoods, and curb acute hunger and malnutrition.

SOUNDBITE (ARABIC) Mostafa, livestock keeper, Rafah, Gaza:
“For us to continue living our lives and try to sort of go back to normal, firstly we need food for our livestock so we can maintain them. We are forced to reduce rations of their food because we honestly don’t have enough to feed them. We also need veterinary medicines. Today, I can’t find a bottle of medicine I need in all the pharmacies of Rafah.”

FAO, supported by the governments of Belgium, Italy and Norway, has worked closely with the Palestinian Ministry of Agriculture and local non-governmental organizations to move this life-sustaining fodder into and around Gaza.