Palestinian Agricultural Relief Committees (PARC)

Perhaps the most important player in the Palestinian agricultural sector, the Palestinian Agricultural Relief Committees (PARC) was founded to build greater food security at the household, community and territorial levels.

Supporting Palestinian farmers is crucial as Palestinian agriculture suffers from a lack of open access to markets, scattered land holdings, a perennial shortage of water and land confiscation. These problems are tied to the Palestinians experience of the Israeli occupation—border closures, the Separation Wall, water usurpation, and settlement expansion.

PARC focuses its work in the West Bank and Gaza Strip on rural development including food security, income generation and protecting against land confiscation; environmental protection; and strengthening women's position in society. GRI Grassroots supports PARC's urban gardening projects in the Gaza Strip, promoting great food security for refugee and urban communities.