Gazan beekeepers face up to challenges as climate change takes toll on honey production
STORY: Gazan beekeepers face up to challenges as climate change takes toll on honey production
DATELINE: June 9, 2022
LENGTH: 00:02:12
LOCATION: GAZA
CATEGORY: ECONOMY
SHOTLIST:
1. various of Issam Jarada and his son Ibrahim Jarada working at the farm
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ISSAM JARADA, Beekeeper
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): IBRAHIM JARADA, Beekeeper
STORYLINE:
Climate change and environmental pollution have significantly hit honey production in the Gaza Strip, worsening the predicament faced by Gaza's honey producers.
Issam Jarada, a local beekeeper complained that honey production in the region has been declining in the past 15 years as the number of hives and the honey yield per hive have both decreased.
SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ISSAM JARADA, Beekeeper
"In the past, the production was abundant and the income was good. Since 15 years ago, climate change has negatively affected the production. And this year we face the most serious situation, as we lost a large amount of honey. Because there were depress
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