Essay Archive - Kuwait
Kuwait
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....
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