Palestinian and Israeli Farmers Participate in Joint Conference for Improvement of Gazan Economy

[Gaia]

On March 2012, more than 30,000 farmers from all over the world attended the 26th agricultural exhibition in Tel-Aviv. A delegation from the Gaza Strip was among the participants. During the exhibition, the Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) also arranged training workshops for the Palestinian farmers.
The activities of COGAT over the past year have been fruitful. In total, the exports from the Gaza Strip to Europe were 450 tons of strawberries, 50 tons of peppers, 69 tons of tomatoes and 3.5 million bunches of flowers.
To read more about the improvement in Gaza's economy: http://www.idfblog.com/2011/12/28/11394/
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