The Olive Harvest in the West Bank And Gaza | October 2008

Access to Fields and Markets | Ensuring Access and Protection | The West Bank Barrier | The United Nations and the Olive Harvest. Olives are a centuries-old mainstay of the Palestinian economy, with the soil and climate producing some of the of the world’s highest quality olive oil. The olive is also symbolic of Palestinians roots in, and attachment to, the land. Some 45% of agricultural land (over 900,000 dunums) is planted with an estimated 10 million olive trees, with the potential to produce between 32,000 – 35,000 metric tons of oil.