Hungry Gaza finds sustenance in urban gardening (PHOTOS)
Abu Ahmed pulls lettuce from his rooftop aquaponic farm in the Daraj area of Gaza City. He uses this small, urban space to grow tomatoes, parsley, red cabbage and onions, all of which feed his family. He belongs to a long generation of farmers who tilled the land in a village now located in present-day Israel.
Urban aquaponic farms have the potential to curb food insecurity in the Gaza Strip, experts say.
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