Mideast in Pictures: Palestinian farmers embrace harvest season of figs-Xinhua
Mideast in Pictures: Palestinian farmers embrace harvest season of figs
Source: Xinhua
Editor: huaxia
2022-08-20 01:48:15
The son of Palestinian Nadia Asida displays harvested figs at their field in Tal village, west of the West Bank city of Nablus, on Aug. 19, 2022. (Photo by Nidal Eshtayeh/Xinhua)
NABLUS, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian woman Nadia Asida, 58, has planted figs for years in her field in Tal village, west of the West Bank city of Nablus.
The 15-dunam field produces about three to four tons of figs annually, which are sold in the West Bank markets for around 15 shekels (4.5 U.S. dollars) per kilo.
Figs, an edible fruit that can be eaten fresh or dried, or processed into jam, rolls, biscuits and other types of desserts, are one of the most popular fruits in the Middle East during summer.
Palestinian woman Nadia Asida picks figs from her fields in Tal village, west of the West Bank city of Nablus, on Aug. 19, 2022. (Photo by Nidal EshtayehXinhua)Palestinian woman Nadia Asida sorts figs from her field in Tal village, west of the West Bank city of Nablus, on Aug. 19, 2022. (Photo by Nidal EshtayehXinhua)Palestinian woman Nadia Asida picks figs from her field in Tal village, west of the West Bank city of Nablus, on Aug. 19, 2022. (Photo by Nidal EshtayehXinhua)A Palestinian vendor arranges some figs in a small box to sell them to local customers in Gaza City, on July 24, 2022. (Photo by Rizek AbdeljawadXinhua)A Palestinian woman buys some figs and grapes from a local vendor in Gaza City, on July 24, 2022. (Photo by Rizek AbdeljawadXinhua)■
