PALESTINE
Aahed Aaraj
I am from Jamaen near Nablus in the West Bank
My name is Iyas, 42 years old from Jamaen near Nablus in the West Bank. My family farm is considered as a big farm, its about 12 hectares planted mainly by Suri, Nabali and Becwal olive varieties.
I produce about 4 metric tons of oil every year
I produce about 4 metric tons of oil every year, I don’t see the productivity of my farm as a perfect one, I am not using irrigation right now but I hope the production will increase after using water and fertilization. Income that comes from olive represents 15% of my total annual income as I have other agribusiness activities.
My farm locates in a semi-mountain area
My farm locates in a semi-mountain area, around 12 hectare that’s planted by Suri, Nabali and Becwal olive varieties. The annual rain fall average is 650 ml per year. The total number of trees in the farm is 2250 trees, age of trees is between 3-50 years.