Agricultural Development in the West Bank (ص 155)

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Agricultural Development in the West Bank (ص 155)

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The situation with regard to milk consumption is even
umption of milk was onl
rocessed forms,
90 kilograms» in
y 62 kilograms, and that
Per capita cons!
whereas milk
included milk consumed in all P
r the same year was
Consumption in Israel fo
he corresponding amount of
addition to 15 kilograms of cheese (t
milk ig about 100 kilograms).
The data in previous tables indicate a sizeable deficit in milk
and beef while there is, according to the same data, a surplus of
mtton. The deficit, estimated at more than one third of all milk
Supply, is supplemented by imports from Jsrael. This applies in
Particular to liquid cow milk, which is procured largely from
Israel in urban communities. The consumption of liquid milk in
Most villages is very low and it is often restricted to patients
and children due to its excessively high price (eg. around JD 0.16
Per kilogram).
Milk from sheep or goats has a different consumption pattern. Only
4 very small proportion is consumed in fresh liquid form, and
the bulk is processed into much more expensive products, mainly
Yoghurt and white cheese. Unlike cheese from cow milk, cheese
Bade from sheep and goat milk can be preserved in brine (after
Preliminary boiling) for several months, and is considered by west
Bankers as a staple food item. Most families stock their year's
SUDPly of cheese in the spring as they usually do with olive oil
amd pickles. Cow milk, on the other hand, is consumed mostly
fresh and only a small part of it is processed into other dairy
Products.
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Owmers of sheep and goat herds in Hebron and Bethlehem (many of
whom are Bedouins) use some of the milk in the processing of
Other products which they use for their domestic consumption.
Most important of these is what is called locally Jameed, which is
made by dehydrating yoghurt into solid balls. Jameed balls are
Stored for use later in the year, and when the need arises they
are dissolved and boiled in hot water to make popular dishes.
This is a particularly important staple diet for Bedouins and
Peasants of Hebron and Bethlehem districts, but it has little
importan i i
ice in the more urbanized villages of middle and northern
districts,
Other mi: i
nor forms of dairy products include butter and yoghurt serum —
the latter is a byproduct of butter processing. Both products
are consumed locally and they are, as such, important forms of
diet for families with marginal food intake. However, only small
Wantities of both of these Products enter into local markets,
largely due to the lack of adequate cold storage facilities in
Producing rural areas.
There are other non-dairy products of sheep and goats, namely,
Wool hair, hides and manure. The first three are used as raw
"Aterials for Producing carpets, thick winter dresses, tents,
and for stuffing of furnishing. Manure is used extensively in
the Production of grains and legumes which are produced on a
fairly large scale by most livestock owners in Hebron, Bethlehem
"Md Nablus districts.
The
foregoing description of sheep and goat production in major
Producing areas demonstrates clearly that it has a pervasive and
found impact on the livelihood of local communities there, which
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