Palestinian farming co-operatives in Saffa and Deir Al Sudan - in pictures
A member of the Fida' women's agricultural co-operative stands on land in Deir Al Sudan in the occupied West Bank. All photos: Philippe Pernot for The National
Some of the agricultural land in Saffa, the occupied West Bank, lies beyond the 'separation wall'
Adham Karaja inspects tanks in which manure and water are mixed to obtain natural fertiliser, at the Ard Alyaas agricultural co-operative in Saffa
A member of the Fida' co-op works on the farm in Deir Al Sudan
Plants in the Rumana nursery in Saffa
Sihem Karaja talks to a customer in her plant nursery in Rumana, Saffa
Ard Alyaas agricultural co-operative in Saffa
Adham Karaja inspects one of the greenhouses at Ard Alyaas in Saffa
Adham Karaja points towards the separation wall, from where Israeli soldiers sometimes shoot at the co-op members
