Exporting local products to global markets is one of the pillars of any country’s economy, but farmers in the Palestinian territories deal with the unique

Bloomberg Businessweek special report. Green Business: From the West Bank, Fair-Trade Olives. A Palestinian entrepreneur boosted the price paid for organic produce and has become

The Palestinian-American entrepreneur Nasser Abufarha, Founder of the nonprofit Palestine Fair Trade Association (PFTA), and Canaan Fair Trade, the largest exporter of fair trade and

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

June 1, 2010 By Geri Stengel “Social impact is our entrepreneurship goal and this is also serving us from a business standpoint.” Need I say

Find “A First for Palestine” Arab British Chamber of commerce on the lunch of Canaan OO, and Breakthrough for Palestinian growers

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

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