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Al-wadaey
Assistant Professor
Soil and Water Department
Sana’a University
Feb 25, 2013
Introduction
Despite agriculture’s relatively low contribution to
GDP(21%), the sector remains the most important
element of the efforts to combats poverty and
provide employment to the majority of the poor in
Yemen rural’s areas.
GDP per capita around 600 USD
Small land based: around 1.2 Mln Has of arablel and
against 24 Mln of population
Oil sector is dominant: around 27% of GDP and 90%
of merchandise exports
Scarcity of water and infrastructure
The cultivated area of Yemen is estimated to be about
1,188,888 ha (hectares) of which 54% is depending on
rainfall, while 46% is irrigated by groundwater (407896
ha.)
Agriculture employs 54-60% of Yemeni population.
The main agricultural crops products in Yemen are;
fruits (mango, grape, citrus, banana papaya and date),
vegetables (tomato, potato, water and sweet melon,
onion and cucumber), cereals (maize, wheat, sorghum
and barley), high value crops (sesame, cotton, tobacco
and coffee) and Qat.
1. Upper Highlands (above 1,900 m): temperate, rainy summer and a cool,
moderately dry winter
2. Lower Highlands (below 1,900 m): Precipitation ranges from 0 mm to 400
mm and the temperature in the summer reaches 40°C.
3. Red Sea and Tihama Plain: tropical, hot and humid climate, while
rainfall averages only 130 mm annually and occurs in irregular, torrential storms.
4. Arabian sea cost: average temperature of 25°C in January and 32°C in June,
with an average annual rainfall of 127 mm
5. Internal Plateau: characterized by a desert environment
6. Desert
Yemen mountain
massif