Abu Ahmed

Abu Ahmed: With no land to farm, and only sporadic employment, Abu Ahmed had been struggling to feed his family. But now, he uses his roof to grow tomatoes, parsley, red cabbage and onions providing food while creating a lush green space overlooking the otherwise drab cityscape, according to The Star. Urban aquaponic farms like Abu Ahmeds where herbs and vegetables are grown without soil, in tubs filled with rocks and water from connected fish tanks have the potential to curb food insecurity in the cramped Gaza Strip and GAZA CITY On the roof of a six-storey apartment block, 51-year-old Abu Ahmed plucks heads of lettuce and vines of tomatoes from his garden. My father and my grandfather were farmers we were always farmers. But we have no land now, said Abu Ahmed, whose family are refugees from a village that is now inside Israel. Now, I love to work on this farm. The vegetables are much better than the ones in the market, and they are just upstairs from my home I can pick them anytime. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.