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4-02-2009  Photo Collection  
Gaza: let the seeds grow
Agriculture is a lifeline for a sizeable portion of Gaza's population. When the sector took a severe blow during the recent fighting, a lot of people were left struggling to cope with this fresh setback. Now, those who can are picking up the pieces, as the ICRC’s Iyad Nasr explains.

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With large tracts of their land levelled, green houses destroyed, irrigation systems severely damaged and trees uprooted, farmers are facing ever-increasing hardships. They were just about to start harvesting when the latest hostilities changed everything.

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