Saudi Arabia is a desert and receives very little rainfall yet they cultivate crops
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Agriculture in Saudi Arabia is focused on the export of dates, dairy products, eggs, fish, poultry, fruits, vegetables, and flowers to markets around the world as it has achieved self-sufficiency in the production of such products.[1] The government of Saudi Arabia is heavily involved in the agriculture industry, and the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture[2]is primarily responsible for the agricultural policies in the nation. The private sector also plays a role in the nation's agriculture, as the government offers long-term interest-free loans and low-cost water, fuel, electricity, and duty-free imports of raw materials and machinery.
Agricultural fields in the Wadi As-Sirhan Basin of Saudi Arabia as seen from the International Space Station in 2012
Although Saudi Arabia is widely thought of as a desert, it has regions where the climate has favoured agriculture. Rain falls in winter every year in Saudi Arabia but with an average of maximum 100mm except in the Southern area of the country [2]. The government, in particular, has aided with this process by converting large areas of desert into agricultural fields.[1] By implementing major irrigation projects and adopting large-scale mechanization, this has progressed in developing agriculture in the country, adding previously barren areas to the stock of cultivatable land.[3]
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) recommends in a report that paying extra consideration on creating and nurturing the agrosystem in the desert may lead to an interference in the ecosystem of the desert which would lead to unpleasant results [3].
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Traditional agriculture and pastoral nomadism
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