The Fair Trade Department markets the finest kind of almonds- Om Al-Fahem- which has been vastly promoted among farmers in Jenin area in the West Bank when the department distributed thousands of saplings in the 90’s to farmers in that area.

The Fruitful Trees Cooperative in Jenin markets the almonds for the benefit of farmers while the supervision section in the Fair Trade Department provides consultations for the farmers in early stages; before the picking of almonds in order to avoid any problems that may affect the quality of almonds after the harvest.

The harvest begins when the almonds become dry. After the picking process, the farmers remove the external crust of the almonds and dry them under sunshine to reach the required humidity level which doesn’t allow bio organisms to grow inside the almonds after storage. Some samples of the almonds are tested before sending the whole amount to the cooperatives to be crushed. After making sure that the almonds are dry enough, they get packaged and sent to the Filling Station where the workers carry out a final sorting for the almonds to remove the broken pieces. The last step involves packing the almonds in nylon bags which are placed later on in cartons.