Agricultural Development in the West Bank (ص 211)
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- Agricultural Development in the West Bank (ص 211)
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CHAPTER XIV
= DISCUSSION AND
THE DEVELOPMENT OF WEST BANK
ConcLustoNs
The development of West Bank agriculture inevitably occupies a
significant position on the agenda of Palestinian strategists.
A more developed agriculture would not only involve conventional
economic gains, but it would also bear heavily on basic features
Of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. This research has attempted
to evaluate present constraints and problems limiting agricultural
development, and then provide politicians as well as concerned
agencies with specific developmental proposals. In this context
Chapter 1 defined the objectives of this study, discussed its
Methodology, and reviewed pertinent literature.
Geographical background
The West Bank is handicapped by a unique geography which results
in severe constraints on its agricultural potential. This is
manifested by such attributes as an exceedingly rough topography,
excessive rockiness, irregular and strictly seasonal rainfall,
and frequent occurence of very hot weather. Geographical
attributes have severely limited the area of land fit for irrigated
farming and resulted in excessive dependence on rainfed patterns
of agriculture.
Important aspects of human geography have also been discussed and
€valuated in respect to their impact on the process of agricultural
development.
Resource conflict
The history of Palestine has led to sharply conflicting clains
between Palestinian Arabs and Jews. Soon after Israel occupied
a policy involving eva,
uationary and
‘ Colon;
standing some differences in “
tree orchards, are openly hindered,
Water resources have also been subjected to large-scale exploitation
by Israel, leaving Only a minority of ground water resources for
Nse by local citizens. Consequently, horizontal expansion in
irrigated farming is limited merely to the prospects of saving on
water use by using more efficient irrigation techniques.
Transformations in the labour market represent an unusual but
‘important example of resource conflict. while giving priority
to evacuating the maximum nunber of certain sectors of the local
Population, Israel has initiated mny transformations in the labour
Rarket which result in nore than 40 percent of the West Bank's
labour force becoming subservient to the Tsraeli econany The
"Aor source for the supply of labourers éraen into sett
culture.
Fural communities engaged in dryland agri
force
. as an occupying
Tsrael has utilised the authority it oer of various West
tion
to expedite a tighter control and eto
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- Hisham Masoud Awartani
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