Farmers in Gaza embrace promising date harvest season

STORY: Farmers in Gaza embrace promising date harvest season DATELINE: Oct. 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:57 LOCATION: Gaza, Palestine CATEGORY: AGRICULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of farmers harvesting dates 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MOHAMMED BARAKA, Local farmer 3. various of farmers harvesting dates 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MEDIEN ABU RUJAILA, Local farmer STORYLINE: The annual date harvest season kicks off in the Gaza Strip in the first week of Oct. According to the Hamas-run agriculture ministry in Gaza, this year's harvest will last until mid-Nov., and the coastal enclave is expected to produce about 15,000 tons of dates this year, a rebound from low yield last year under the impact of bad weather. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MOHAMMED BARAKA, Local farmer "We are currently in the season of harvesting dates, which comes in the month of Oct. The planting comes in four stages, starting from pollination to harvesting dates. This season is a source of livelihood that we wait for from year to year. Everyone waits for it t