IN PICTURES: Strawberry farmers of Gaza
Published date: 6 January 2015 15:32 GMT
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Last update: 9 years 10 months ago
One of the strawberry farmers of Gaza (MEE/Mohammed Asad)
A young child helps to bring in the crops (MEE/Mohammed Asad)
(MEE/Mohammed Asad)
Evidence of a degree of rot and damage to the crops (MEE/Mohammed Asad)
The best of the crops are gathered by hand when they are ripe (MEE/Mohammed Asad)
(MEE/Mohammed Asad)
(MEE/Mohammed Asad)
Um Khaled ensures that the strawberries are packed and balanced in accordance with international standards (MEE/Mohammed Asad)
Inspectors check the strawberries to ensure they meet international standards at the packing stage (MEE/Mohammed Asad)
The strawberries are refrigerated in preperation for export (MEE/Mohammed Asad)
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