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Kuwait - Online Paper

Kuwait


is not self-sufficient in agriculture but the country will be
in the future. Its production of cereals, vegetables and fruit grown in the
oasis of Jahra and scattered smallholdings is not sufficient for the
population's needs, due to limitations of water supply, fertile soil,
climate and manpower. Much of its food needs to be imported but government
investment and the work of the Kuwait Experimental farm have led to
improvements whereby existing resources are more efficiently utilized.
Kuwait is a small arid desert land of about 6200 square miles. There
is virtually no natural source of fresh water. Climatic conditions entail
occasional high winds and dust storms, little or no ...

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agriculture is severely
restricted.

1El Mallakh, Ragaei (Kuwait, Trade and Investment. Boulder, Westview
Press Inc., 1989) pg 117
Kuwaitis are under no illusion that self-sufficiency will take less
than 20 to 30 years to attain and even then it cannot include such items as
beef and cereals. For Kuwait cereal production is considered too expensive
and unnecessary. Self-sufficiency in poultry, vegetables and fruit is a
visible goal: already Kuwait produces 60% of the eggs it needs, 40% of the
poultry meat and 100% of the tomatoes. The next emphasis is likely to be on
dairy farming and animal husbandry to increase the 25% of the required milk
supplies that is produced in the country. The Kuwaitis are very conscious
of the fact that urban growth and the hunting of animals which used to live
in the desert has meant the virtual extinction of wildlife. Kuwait is
importing from many countries animals such as cows, chickens and sheep.
In view of Kuwait's extremely ...

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Added: 8/10/2004 04:56:33 AM
Category: Geography
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