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[Lawrence London <lfljvenaura@gmail.com>]

IOCC support for farmers in Gaza, Kosovo and Greece
search site for farming resources and news - from @lflondon on Ello.
https://ello.co/lflondon/post/avdrx4cpm9yxarzfq6w2gw

search site for farming resources and news
https://www.iocc.org/search?search_paths%5B%5D=&query=farming&submit=Search
<https://www.iocc.org/search?search_paths%5B%5D=&query=farming&submit=Search>

How IOCC helped Gaza's diminishing supply of fresh water
https://www.iocc.org/get-updated/iocc-newsletter/water-saving-farms
Farming has been a way of life in Omar's family for generations. When he
inherited his family's land, Omar knew that survival depended on having a
reliable source of water to grow the crops of olives, dates and citrus
fruit needed to support his wife and four children. Over the past five
years the local water supply began to dry up and his access trickled down
to only two days a week. Omar watched helplessly as his livelihood began to
wither away with his grove of 150 water-starved trees. The once fertile
farmland that had been in his family for so many years was destined to
become a wasteland.

Kosovo—IOCC Greenhouse Project
Kosovo Farmers Reap the Benefits
of IOCC Greenhouse Project
https://www.iocc.org/get-updated/iocc-newsletter/kosovo-iocc-greenhouse-project
Winter came early to Kosovo, with snow capping mountains above the villages
of Brestovik and Siga by mid-October. That hasn't stopped Miodrag from
being able to provide his family of six a bounty of fresh, organically
grown produce using the greenhouse that he built last year with assistance
from IOCC. Kosovo is mainly rural with about half of the population
small-scale farmers eking out a living in remote villages. During the armed
conflict in 1999, all 1,000 residents from Brestovik and Siga fled their
homes to seek refuge in Serbia and Montenegro. Only 58 families,
approximately 135 people, have returned to their homes in the two villages
and now live in isolation and uncertainty.

Agriculture and Food Security
IOCC helps communities in need by supporting agricultural development and
promoting food safety.
https://www.iocc.org/how-we-serve/agricultural-and-food-security
Long-Term Solutions for Battling Hunger
1 in 8 people goes to bed hungry each night.
In some countries where IOCC works, 1 in 3 children is underweight.
Delivering food is a temporary solution to hunger. A more permanent and
sustainable solution is giving people the means to produce more food for
themselves.
Sound agriculture practices are at the heart of the solution to hunger.
When you support IOCC, your donations go towards local organizations and
responders who help communities develop better farming and animal husbandry
practices.
How you are helping feed people around the world
IOCC partners with local organizations and groups that have a good grasp of
the language, culture and dynamics of a country or region. This grassroots
approach has resulted in more effective and sustainable solutions.