Olive Grove Access Log and Rapid Harvest Support Kit🌐Translate

Pitch

Written by the team. Not an investment offer and not advice.

Problem

Palestinian farmers in the West Bank face limited olive grove access and tree damage due to Israeli military restrictions. A practical support project is proposed.

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What they are building

First version: A paper logbook template and a basic harvest kit (tarps, gloves, hand tools, bags) assembled by a local community group. Trial with up to five farmers in a single village during one harvest period. A designated volunteer or farmer manages the kit and records entries for each access window. Unvalidated hypothesis; full brief: /blog/west-bank-palestinians-harvest-olives-under-isra-2026-11-07 Source: Link

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Who it is for

Palestinian farmers in the West Bank facing restricted olive grove access, and local volunteers or community groups assisting with the harvest during permitted windows.

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Why it matters

Test whether the logbook and kit increase the amount of olives harvested per access window (compared to previous years or neighboring farmers without the kit), and whether documentation of tree damage is more systematic and usable for local advocacy. Proposed validation: Proposed pilot target: At least 80% of permitted access windows are logged and the kit is used in all cases, with a 20% increase in olives harvested per window (compared to previous season's self-reported baseline) over one harvest period (4-8 weeks). Measured by logboo

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