Needs_assessment_report_OPT WB AD RLA PU-AMI 12 pp

RURAL DEVELOPMENT
ASSESSMENT REPORT
FOOD SECURITY AND LIVELIHOOD
NORTHERN WEST BANK, PALESTINIAN TERRITORY (OPT)
NOVEMBER, 30TY
2014
ANTONIO D’AGNANNO, REGIONAL LIVELIHOOD ADVISOR

November 28th 2014 / OPT Rural Development Assessment / 2
Première Urgence – Aide Médicale Internationale
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Table of contents..........................................................................................................................................2
List of acronyms...........................................................................................................................................4
Executive Summary.....................................................................................................................................7
Acknowledgements .....................................................................................................................................9
1. Introduction....................................................................................................................................... 10
1.1 Presentation of PU-AMI.......................................................................................................................10
1.2 PU-AMI Activities in the palestinian territory ............................................................................10
1.3 Justification of the study .....................................................................................................................12
2. Context................................................................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.
2.1 Geography, environment, DRR and their concerns.................Error! Bookmark not defined.
2.1.1 Land and territory...............................................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
2.1.2 DRR issues..............................................................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
2.2 Economy..................................................................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
2.2.1 Aid Effectiveness and Assistance ...................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
2.3 Politics and security ...........................................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
2.4 Demography..........................................................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
2.5 Livelihoods, Agriculture & Livestock ...........................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
3. Methodology...................................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
3.1 Assessment objectives.......................................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
3.2 Assessment methodology.................................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
3.3 Team organisation ..............................................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
3.4 Secondary sources of data................................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
3.5 Study limitations..................................................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
4. Assessment Results.......................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
4.1 Factors related to food security and livelihood........................Error! Bookmark not defined.
4.1.1 Access to natural resources............................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
4.1.2 Systems and Methods of production.............................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
4.1.3 Agricultural roads, delivery of agricultural commodities....Error! Bookmark not defined.
4.1.4 Storage, processing, and use of crops...........................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
4.1.5 Markets Organization ........................................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
4.1.6 Insecurity, population displacements .........................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
4.1.7 Cultural and behavioral aspects.....................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
4.1.8 Coping Strategies and livelihood ...................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
4.1.9 Other : WASH.........................................................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
4.2 FNSL stakeholders in the area ........................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.

4.2.1 State (macro-level)..............................................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
4.2.2 Private stakeholders..........................................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
4.2.3 NGO(s)......................................................................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
4.2.4 Other stakeholders .............................................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
4.2.5 Analysis of stakeholders...................................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
4.3 Food security and livelihood situation........................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
5. Recommendations........................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
5.1 intervention proposal........................................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
5.1.1 FSL needs in the Area of intervention..........................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
5.1.2 Definition of the intervention area...............................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
5.1.3 Targeting of beneficiaries ................................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
5.1.4 A range of interventions for an appropriate response to tackle the problem of support
livelihood in the medium and long term in Palestine. .........................Error! Bookmark not defined.
5.2 Identification of constraints for the programme.....................Error! Bookmark not defined.
5.3 Field opportunities .............................................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
5.3.1 Funding opportunities.......................................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
5.3.2 Coordination with other stakeholders ........................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
5.3.3 Potential cooperation with the PA, EU/ other donors/ investors......Error! Bookmark not
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6. Conclusion.......................................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
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ANNEX NR.1: KEY INFORMANTS TEMPLATE (EXCEL).
ANNEX NR.2: MAIN DOCUMENTATION AND BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES (EXCEL)
ANNEX NR.3: PHOTOGRAPHIC REFERENCES
ANNEX NR.4: WEBSITE REFERENCES
ANNEX NR.5: CROP CALENDAR CENTRAL HIGHLANDS WB (PDF)
ANNEX NR.6: MAPPING INITIATIVES AND FUNDING OPT 2014
ANNEX NR.7: TERMS OF REFERENCE NEEDS ASSESSMENT OPT
ANNEX NR.8: SATELLITE IMAGES OF THE 5 STUDIED PALESTINIAN VILLAGES WITH MAPPING (JPG)
ANNEX NR.9: INSTITUTIONAL PALESTINIAN FRAMEWORK AND PALESTINIAN POLICY
ANNEX NR.10: PALESTINE: GEOGRAPHY AND ENVIRONMENT
ANNEX NR.11: FORESTS IN PALESTINE
ANNEX NR.12: PALESTINIAN ECONOMY
ANNEX NR.13: AID EFFECTIVENESS AND ASSISTANCE IN PALESTINE
ANNEX NR.14: POLITICS AND SECURITY IN PALESTINE
ANNEX NR.15: DEMOGRAPHIC CONCERNS IN PALESTINE
ANNEX NR.16: PALESTINE: ANALYSIS OF LIVELIHOOD, AGRICULTURE AND LIVESTOCK CONTEXT
ANNEX NR.17: FOOD SECURITY IN PALESTINE
ANNEX NR.18: THE COOPERATIVE MOVEMENT IN PALESTINE
ANNEX NR.19: MARKETING AND TRADING IN PALESTINE
ANNEX NR.20: SWOT ANALYSIS
ANNEX NR.21: HERITAGE REHABILITATION AND RURAL TOURISM IN PALESTINE
ANNEX NR.22: FIELD ASSESSMENT DATA ANALYSIS
ANNEX NR.23: FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSION FORMATS
ANNEX NR.24: DESCRIPTION OF FSL AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT STAKEHOLDERS IN PALESTINE.

LIST OF ACRONYMS
ADS Arab Development Society
AECID Spanish Agency for International Cooperation and Development
AFD Agence française de Développement
AIDA Association of International Development Agencies
AMENCA Australia Middle East NGO Partnership Agreement
APIS Agricultural Projects Information System
ARIJ Applied Research Institute of Jerusalem
ARO Australian Representative Office
ASWG Agricultural Sector Working Group
BTC Belgian Technical Cooperation
CBO Community-based Organisation
CfP Call for Proposals
CFT Canaan Fair Trade
CFW Cash for Work
CIDA Canadian International Development Agency
COGAT Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories
COO Certificate of Origin
CORE Centre for Organic Research and Extension (of CFT)
DANIDA Danish International Development Agency
DARP Palestinian Aid Management System
DFU Danish Farmer’s Union
DRO Danish Representative Office
DRR Disaster Risk Reduction
DRM Disaster Risk Management
EC European Commission
ECHO European Commission’s Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection Department
EDE Economic Development & Employment Sector (of the PNDP)
EFTA European Free Trade Association
ERP Economic Recovery Project
Etp Entrerprises
EU European Union
EWS Early Worning System
FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
FFV Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
FFVH Fresh Fruits, Vegetables and Herbs
FGD Focus Group Discussion
GAP Good Agricultural Practice
GDP Gross Domestic Product
GIZ German Society for International Cooperation
GoI Government of Israel
GS Gaza Strip
HDI Human Development Index
HH Household
HR Human Rights
HRBA Human Rights Based Approach
HVC High Value Crops
ICARDA International Centre for Agricultural Research in Dryland Areas
ICBA International Centre for Bio-saline Agriculture

ICJ International Court of Justice
IHL International Human Law
IMF International Monetary Fund
IMG International Management Group
IPE Initiative for the Palestinian Economy (Quartet)
ISI Israeli Standards Institute (takeen)
ISF Israeli Security Forces
ISO International Organization for Standards
JICA Japan International Cooperation Agency
KfW Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau
LAS League of Arab States
LRC Land Resource Centre
LRRD Linking Relief, Rehabilitation and Development
MERAP Middle East Regional Agricultural Programme
MIS Market Information System
MoA Ministry of Agriculture
MoF Ministry of Finance
MoH Ministry of Health
MoHE Ministry of Higher Education
MoL Ministry of Labour
MoNE Ministry of National Economy
MoPAD Ministry of Planning & Administrative Development
MoWA Ministry of Women Affairs
MTDP Medium Term Development Plan
M4P Markets for the Poor
NARC National Agricultural Research Centre
NES National Export Strategy
NGO Non-Government Organization
NPK Nitrogen-Phosphorus-Potassium fertiliser
OCHA UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
OD Organisation Development
OPT occupied Palestinian Territory
OQR Office of the Quartet Representative
PA Palestinian Authority
PARC Agricultural Development Association
PASSIA Palestinian Academic Society for the Study of International Affairs
PCBS Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
PCPSR Palestinian Centre for Policy and Survey Research
PEC Palestinian Export Council
PEGASE EU Mechanism to support the Palestinian Reform & Development Plan
PGR Plant Genetic Resources
PFU Palestinian Farmer’s Union
PNDP Palestinian National Development Plan
PoA Plan of Action
PRA Participatory Rapid Approach
PSC Palestinian Shippers Council
PSI Palestine Standards Institution
PTK Professional Tool Kit
PU-AMI Première Urgence – Aide Médicale Internationale
PVS Participatory Variety Selection
PWA Palestinian Water Authority

RD Rural Development
RDA Rural Development Assessment
RIWAQ Centre for Preservation of Cultural Heritage (in West Bank)
RO Representative Office
RWB Remaining West Bank
SDC Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation
SIDA Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency
SME Small and Medium Enterprise
SPS Sanitary and Phytosanitary
SWOT Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats
TVET Technical Vocational Educational Training
UAE United Arab Emirates
UAWC Union of Agricultural Work Committees
UCASC Union of Cooperative Associations for Savings and Credit (Salfeet)
UN United Nations
UNCTAD United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
UNDP United Nations Development Programme
UNICEF United Nations Children's Fund
UNRWA United Nations Relief and Works Agency
UNSCO UN Special Coordinator’s Office for the Middle East Peace Process
USAID United States Agency for International Development
VAT Value Added Tax
WB West Bank
WEE Women Economic Empowerment
WFP World Food Programme

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Even though Palestinian agriculture has been incurring heavy losses since 1967, it is one of the most
resilient and strategic sectors in the Palestinian economy, and is capable of achieving a more rapid and
sustainable recovery, compared with others.
For Palestinian agriculture – currently operating at perhaps one quarter of its potential – to develop fully,
there is an urgent need to address the problem of lack of Palestinian control, if not sovereignty, over scarce
land and water resources, without which there is limited scope for designing and implementing plans to
develop and optimize their use. For the moment, without the immediate prospect of that full release of
potential, there can nevertheless be significant gains.
The Assessment's objectives are to survey, analyze and document the available natural, human,
socioeconomic and environmental resources, and the existing limitations and needs assessment for
the development of the rural and marginalized areas in Northern West Bank with the goal of the
protection of small farmers’ livelihoods. In addition, the Assessment aims to prepare strategic
developmental programs and activities to mitigate the impact of the current political, social, and
economic instability, with the focus on the agricultural sector.
The Assessment Team comprised two experts as per Terms of Reference: one International Coordinator
and Advisor, from the Regional Office, and one local expert in development programs in Palestine from the
Field Office in Nablus. Support staff was made available to the project team throughout the Assessment
duration.
The Assessment took the form of a briefing by the PU-AMI Palestine, followed by review of relevant
literature/ databases/ websites, site visits to primary producers, processors and a Cooperative office in West
Bank, and to offices of key stakeholders in Ramallah and East Jerusalem (public and private sectors, civil
society and donors). Discussions were also held with key stakeholders in the villages, and through telephone
and email exchanges.
Opportunities for PU-AMI engagement with the rural development sector were formulated as a result of
observations made, lessons learned from ongoing initiatives and in coherence with MoA and other PA
priorities.
In general, the throughput of the rural value chain is constrained by the quantity of good quality primary
produce flowing along it. This corresponds to ―Local agricultural development‖, one of three focus areas
identified in the Terms of Reference. The potential interventions are grouped as a programmatic imperative,
to address the seminal constraints facing the rural community – access to land, water, finance, and
modern agricultural skills – and by so doing create incremental employment and wealth in the formal sector.
The target groups recommended for PU-AMI attention are smallholder farmers and their cooperative
and associations, and SMEs, who could benefit from assistance to help lift them from subsistence
operations which yield little or no profit, into the semi-commercial bracket of enterprise.
From the risk assessment conducted under this study, the Assessment team believes that in the likely event
of a further deterioration in the socio-economic and security status of Palestine, contingent on the impasse in
the international peace negotiations and on the rapid increase of the Palestinian population, it is incumbent
on all donors to address the marginalized rural community, to increase their resilience to adversity through
building their business capability and confidence.
Recommendations in this Assessment report are feasible, albeit under the current situation of Israeli
military occupation and fragmentation of the land, they can focus solely on the medium-term modalities:
1. Protection and enhancement of livelihoods and mitigation of poverty can take place, for example,
through sustainable employment generation schemes, promotion of productive and new income-generating
activities (f.i. in rural tourism and handicrafts), micro-enterprises, and micro-finance. Support to private sector
requires close policy dialogue and commitment by different stakeholders to long-term processes.
Within this framework, agriculture-based livelihoods should be protected to maintain some strategic food
production capacity in most rural families. Supporting this coping mechanism would contain escalation of
humanitarian needs and caseload and help to protect entitlements to land and water resources. In particular:
• strengthening of Palestinian produce, crops, vegetables and olive oil should be promoted and support
should be provided to poor farming households to maintain productive capacity in those vibrant sectors with
export commercial perspective;

• investing in the diversification of food production patterns to enhance
(i) local food security against fragmentation of food systems, and
(ii) the source of locally procured food aid (e.g., from farmer to the poor); and,
• improving technology to increase agricultural productivity within the natural limits of land and water
resources with a main focus on expanding income opportunities from agriculture by increasing production
and marketing of high value crops that also are suitable for local consumption. The production capacity of
all high nutritional value products (e.g., flour products and milk products) should be protected and expanded.
This will help replace some imports with local production and will also maximize income from exports, thus
providing economic access to food that cannot be produced locally. Limiting factors are market access
constraints and poor consumers’ purchasing power.
2. Social welfare/protection schemes operated by various governmental (e.g., MoSA) and
nongovernmental (religious and secular charities and NGOs) actors for the ―socially marginal‖ and ―poorest
of the poor,‖ preventing those groups from falling into destitution and offering the young generations
opportunities for education and new kind of jobs (f.i. in the rural tourism). These schemes may include:
• Direct income transfers (cash for work assistance);
• Vocational training;
• Promotion of IGAs income generating activities;
• Job creation to provide temporary employment (income support) to the unemployed and cash
assistance, enhancing households’ capacity to cope with shocks and stresses, with a spinoff effect
on local economies—especially if aimed at creating productive assets, such as land reclamation.
3. Maintenance of rural infrastructure including agricultural roads, water schemes (cisterns, wells, springs
etc.) and other civil infrastructure thus preventing degradation and maintaining villages/camps’ appearance
and standards of hygiene; and investment in the productive asset base, particularly land and water
conservation and management to prevent degradation of the physical environment, which also accrues to
Palestinians’ entitlements and protection of their rights. 1 million dunums of agricultural land is currently
under-utilized in Area B, representing a huge untapped potential.
4. Food markets and trade should be supported to:
(i) Address traders’ vulnerabilities in the areas of credit and supply chain, and
(ii) Regulate products prices and affordability in order to protect the purchasing power of the poorest farmers.
As there is little experience in the area of traders and market support, interventions should be carefully
studied with close interaction with the private sector (f.i. Fair Trade).
5. Inter-sectorial coordination: Strong complementarities exist among the following sectors: ―Job
Creation and Cash Assistance‖, ―Agriculture‖, ―Food Security‖, ―rural development‖, ―rural tourism‖,
―environment and natural resources‖ and ―rehabilitation of Cultural Heritage‖. This requires close
coordination among aid agencies to find a platform for needs assessment/re-assessment and programming
(e.g., definition of assistance packages, eligibility criteria and beneficiary outreach).
As pointed out by UNCTAD (2011), notwithstanding the unfavorable current political and business
environment, the promotion of competitive advantage with regards to the domestic production of importable
goods and exports ought to be the top priority for economic policy in Palestine.
Rebuilding the Palestinian productive base and strengthening its capacity are essential to correct the
distorted, unequal trade with Israel. The large size of imports in absolute terms and relative to GDP
suggests a potential scope for domestic production of some of the goods that have been hitherto imported.
The agriculture sector is struggling currently, at the level of SMEs and cooperatives. Yet despite the strong
agriculture potential, and that growing markets can be unlocked for Palestinian products, the supply base
remains weak and disorganized, and the vast majority of poorer Palestinians have not benefitted from the
local agribusiness which is ongoing.
A more gradual transition is required to bring the vast majority of players in West Bank’s traditional
agricultural system into the present time, so they may benefit from the technologies and modern systems
which are available.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
We wish to acknowledge the guidance, encouragement and participation of the PU-AMI Regional
Coordinator Magali Martin, the Head of the PU-AMI Technical Department Helena Ranchal, the PU-AMI
HoM M. Ebbesen-Gaudin and the Deputy Head of Mission Emilie Debreuille, together with the WB Field
Coordinator Gregoire Bonhomme.
The Assessment Team Leader made several visits to PU-AMI Palestine over the course of the study, to brief
the Management on how the Assessment was progressing. We were pleased that the WB Deputy Field Co.
Assia Zaid agreed to accompany the Team Leader on visits to the villages on the field.
We are grateful also for the time which our interlocutors in stakeholders, partners, donors and other offices
have given us over the period of this Assessment.
Map nr. 1. The occupied Palestinian territory within the current regional context

1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 PRESENTATION OF PU-AMI
Première Urgence – Aide Médicale Internationale (PU-AMI) is a non-profit, apolitical and secular non-
governmental organization of international solidarity. Its entire staff mobilizes daily to cover the basic needs
of civilian victims endangered or marginalized by the consequences of natural disasters, wars and situations
of economic collapse. PU-AMI was created in 2011 by the merging of two French NGOs. It uses its more
than 30 years of experience in 50 countries in crisis to adjust its programs to each context to support the
most vulnerable populations. PU-AMI currently supports about 3 million people in over 20 countries all over
the world, and works in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, the South Caucasus, and France. Its teams lead an
average of 250 projects per year in the areas of food security, health, nutrition, construction and
rehabilitation of infrastructure, water, sanitation and hygiene, as well as economic recovery. Their common
goal is to provide a comprehensive response to the needs of people affected by emergency situations, and
to assist them in quickly regaining their autonomy.
1.2 PU-AMI ACTIVITIES IN THE PALESTINIAN TERRITORY
Since 1967, occupation and political stagnation have directly affected the socio-economic situation of the
Palestinian population in the West Bank. The movement restrictions policy are severely limiting Palestinians’
access to essential services and markets, and leading to serious and negative impact upon all aspects of
their lives, and mainly their livelihoods.
Consequently the humanitarian needs in oPt have not fundamentally changed for the last decade.
Protection threats related to ISF and settlers’ violence, limited access to essential services and entrenched
levels of food insecurity continue to characterize the day-to-day lives of many Palestinians.
As a result, PU-AMI’s humanitarian and development aid strategy has been defined to directly target the
consequences of the violations of Human Rights and the International Humanitarian Law both in West Bank
and the Gaza Strip. It combined several sectors to prevent the loss of livelihoods and prevent
displacements as a consequence of protection threats, lack of services (Health, Education, WASH), and
lack of access to agricultural lands or job opportunities. In the Northern West Bank, PU-AMI operates in
6 districts (Qalqiliya, Tulkarem, Salfit, Nablus, and Jenin) with programming in protection, CFW, water and
sanitation, Women Economic Empowerment.
PU-AMI is present in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (oPt) since 2002 right after the second intifada. PU-
AMI has mainly conducted an emergency economic recovery program through distribution of emergency
kits, Professional Kits, Employment Creation of Emergency, rehabilitation of agricultural land. In 2009,
PU-AMI has also developed a program aiming to ease the access to potable water and sanitation facilities.
Since 2002, PU-AMI has mainly focused its programs on the northern West Bank, in isolated villages or
communities, especially in the districts adjoining the wall of separation, or those with the highest

concentration of Israeli settlements. Since 2009, following the Israeli military operation "Cast Lead", PU has
also expanded its intervention in the Gaza Strip.
Through rehabilitation works of community infrastructures or services, PU-AMI, in close collaboration
with each municipality council, supports the employment of skilled and low skilled workers over a period
ranging from 1 to 2 months. So far, this component has supported more than 5,000 vulnerable households in
finding such occasional sources of income, while contributing to the improvement of community
infrastructure in 40 towns / villages of 5 Districts (Qalqiliya, Tulkarem, North Ramallah, Salfit, and Nablus).
In addition to CFW, PU-AMI has developed a Micro-Business Creation Project aiming at distributing
professional kits to boost private initiatives. By providing a set of professional tools tailored to a specific
business plan, this component seeks to foster local economy in a more sustainable way. Nearly 185
beneficiaries were given an opportunity to empower themselves economically and to increase their monthly
income.
Some examples from 2013 activities: CFW for Bedouin communities, CFW in Gaza Strip, rehabilitation of
schools, CFW for women in GS, rehabilitation of a Health Clinic in WB, distribution of seeds, fertilizers and
irrigation networks in GS, supporting harvest in 3 villages in WB, etc.
In 2015, PU-AMI will be part of a consortium granted by ECHO and under the lead of NRC, only in the WB.
 Urgence  Food Security  WASH
Santé 
Economic
Recovery
Education
 Rehabilitation  Protection  Livelihood
Table 1: Sectors of intervention of PU-AMI Palestine, 2014.
Table 2 : Resume of the PU-AMI Palestine Mission.
1 CFW/Protection/agriculture (5,566)
2 WEE (2,263), Protection (4,562), CFW (8,575), AGR (1,730), WASH (1,320)
3 CFW/Agriculture (13,547), WASH Abu Farda (220)
PU-AMI Palestine Mission 2012 2013 2014
Number of employees
 International staff 4 4 5
 National staff 20 22 26
Number of current projects 1 2 4 (2 in WB)
Number of bases/offices 4 4 4 : Jerusalem, Ramallah,
Nablus, Gaza.
Number of donors 2 4 4
Number of direct beneficiaries
(individuals)
5,566
1
18,450
2
16,615
3
Budget (EUR) 1,2M€ 1,85M€ 2M€

1.3 JUSTIFICATION OF THE STUDY
The Food Security Sector's (FSS) strategies (FAO-WFP) for the 2014 in OPT, to address chronic food
insecurity will address both immediate food needs and protect and diversify the incomes of groups with
low resilience, by protecting their resilience and supporting existing coping and livelihood strategies.
Considering PU-AMI protection of Livelihood mainstream, it is considered that a Rural and Livelihood
development (mid/long term) project could most probably help in achieving three of the following
OBJECTIVES in direct link with PU-AMI strategy and scope of work:
• Support the cultivation of lands at risk of being confiscated (land reclamation)
• Support the Rural economy of vulnerable households depending partially or completely on
agriculture.
• By targeting women, support the economy of the household through their empowerment.
The objective of the Rural Development Assessment is to clearly describe and analyze the context within
which local and rural processing and services are operating, including a detailed mapping of significant
activities within the sector (national as well as donor supported), their achievements and shortcomings.
Further, all major risks within the socio-economic development’s 3 areas (described above) shall be
clearly identified and assessed.
The present Assessment is following the priority lines indicate in the PU-AMI Country Strategy OPT 2013-
2016, edit last year. PU-AMI OPT, in this document, has defined the following strategic priorities according to
the needs and the scenarios of evolution foreseen:
1. HUMANITARIAN AID PROGRAM - protection-based livelihood program; 2 main strategic axes:
Protection project; Food Security project.
2. DEVELOPMENT AID PROGRAM: in order to subscribe PU-AMI’s intervention in a rational
LRRD approach, a rehabilitation program, concomitant with the humanitarian aid program, is
being developed: a) Women Socio-Economic Empowerment (West Bank); b) Small-scale
farmer development project – Rural Development (West Bank and Gaza strip): PU-AMI
aims at providing an adequate investment and technical support to the farming sector.
In this Study we will start by identifying, after analyzing all the context, the obstacles imposed by Israeli
policy to the Palestinian rural development; then, we will analyze the current Palestinian (fragile) strategies
(or lack of strategy) on rural development, and we will conclude with some recommendations on local
actions of intervention for PU-AMI.

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