PALESTINE

Tamer Hamdan

I am from Bait Hassan village in the Jordan valley area near Nablus.

My name is Tamer, married and have 4 kids. I am working jointly with my brothers in the olive farm that we all own in addition to other products like grapes and citruses. I am from Bait Hassan village in the Jordan valley area near Nablus.

⸻ About
The olive varieties I have in my farm are Askal and Nabali.

The olive varieties I have in my farm are Askal and Nabali. I produce about 4.5 metric tons of oil every year, I have around 900 trees and around three hectares of olive trees. the income I get from olives represents 10% of my total income.

⸻ EVOO & Virgin Olive Oil
We have shortage of water but the olives cant survive without irrigation.

The soil in our area and my farm as well is salty and it needs more water for irrigation, We have shortage of water but the olives cant survive without irrigation. The weather is too hot in summer and the rain fall per year is less than 300 ML.

⸻ Natural Environment