Journalist Melinda Tuhus visited Canaan and the PFTA during the 2011 olive harvest and festival and filed this report in the July/August 2012 edition of
June 4, 2010 In 2003, after years of living abroad in the U.S., Dr. Nasser Abufarha returned to his native land of Palestine for research
Farmers and growers often face obstacles in their line of work. Bureaucracy, erratic weather, the cost-price squeeze, all take their toll. Spare a thought for
The Palestine Fair Trade Association (PFTA) launched its first campaign with Palestinian olive oil. The roots of the olive tree spread deep and far into
I’d looked, but hadn’t really seen, hadn’t touched, hadn’t even thought much about these gnarly creatures and their rootedness in the landscape. Hadn’t considered what
The first Fairtrade product from Palestinian farmers is going on sale in Co-op supermarkets as olive oil from co-operatives in the West Bank are promoted
October 20, 2009 By Howard Schneider Palestinian farmer Mur’eb Kaileh, 70, with bags of olives that will eventually be processed for oil at a facility
October 25, 2009 By Howard Schneider Palestinian farmer Mur’eb Kaileh, 70, with bags of olives that will eventually be processed for oil at a facility
October 25, 2009 By Joseph Krauss JENIN, occupied West Bank: In the stylish olive-oil bottles on display in his West Bank showroom, Nasser Abufarha has
November 1, 2009 By Diane Adkin They are everywhere in the West Bank, dotting the hillsides and terraces around Jenin, the ancient olive trees of
