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SOUNDBITES FROM FAO CHIEF ECONOMIST REACTING TO IPC OUTLOOK ON GAZA

Chief Economist Máximo Torero on the recent IPC outlook on Gaza and soundbites from two farmers based in southern Gaza

Asset date 06/26/2024

Language Arabic, English

Script 00:00-00:29

1.SOUNDBITE (English), Maximo Torero, FAO’s Chief Economist:
“What we are observing is that we still have extremely risk of famine. Over eight months of relentless hostilities characterized by bombardment and ground operations and the besiegement of the entire populations have led to these devastating consequences in the Gaza Strip. It is extremely important that this is stopped, and it is extremely important that food access continues to accelerate to avoid this risk [famine] becoming a reality.”

00:30-01:00

2.SOUNDBITE (English), Maximo Torero, FAO’s Chief Economist:
“It [the IPC report] clearly shows that, if there is an improvement in the flow and access to food, water and so on, the returns are important and the risks are minimized of a famine. I think that’s crucial. This can happen and can be done, and therefore we can reduce the current sustained risk of famine, which still persists and is significant in the location [Gaza].”

01:01-01:22

3.SOUNDBITE (Arabic), farmer Yousef Mahmoud Yousef Al-Masri, based in Khan Yunes:
“Before October 7, food was available in the market. We used to purchase food from the market weekly. Today, things are not available. [Even] if you find something for example, you won't find it in an hour. We suffer a lot from the lack of food items such as meats, fish. We haven't seen those in the past 7 months and we cannot afford them.”

01:24-01:44

4. SOUNDBITE (Arabic), farmer Yousef Mahmoud Yousef Al-Masri:
“My project, my farming project, I had to leave it. It’s been 80 days since I left my greenhouse project. I couldn't reach [the farm]. The workers were afraid to come with me. I couldn't irrigate. For 80 days I couldn’t irrigate these greenhouses. This has all affected me a lot.”

01:45-01:57

5. SOUNDBITE (Arabic), farmer Yousef Mahmoud Yousef Al-Masri:
“There’s no water, no [greenhouse] plastics, no pesticides, no electricity. I don’t have the energy to grow and plant, I don’t even have money to rebuild my activities.”

01:58-02:11

6. SOUNDBITE (Arabic), farmer Mohamed El Yaty:
“Before [the war], everything was available and accessible. And the price was affordable to a farmer. Today, there are no products, and the price are incredible high. We simply cannot afford it. We cannot afford to do anything.”

02:12-02:43

7. SOUNDBITE (Arabic), farmer Mohamed El Yaty:
“We plant cucumbers, peppers, and eggplants. I had to grow the eggplants outside [the greenhouse], I couldn’t plant them inside, because there is no cover, no nylon, nothing. We were forced to plant eggplants outside. Inside, there would be tomatoes, but I wasn’t able to plant tomatoes, because the greenhouses are not suitable anymore; the greenhouses need to be covered. So, we ended up planting peppers and we used to plant cucumbers. Of course, the production is at 50 percent.”

Duration 2m43s

File size 29.97 MB

UNFAO Source FAO Audio

Unique identifier UF16UMG