Makkah is dedicated to supporting the growth of agricultural crops in Egypt. We work closely with local farmers to ensure the availability of quality crops for both domestic consumption and export.
Agriculture can be defined as the science or art that deals with the soil and caring for the land to cultivate it and grow various agricultural crops and trees, in addition to raising livestock and poultry.
Agriculture is also considered the most important component of life on the face of the Earth, as it is one of the basic sources through which man obtains his nutrients, and thus ensures his survival. In addition, agriculture is a craft and one of the arts that man performs to obtain Plant and animal production
Agriculture is one of the most important components of life on earth. It is one of the basic sources through which humans obtain the foodstuffs they feed on. The importance of agriculture is represented in the following matters
A person's needs for food, clothing, and housing are among the necessary needs that keep him alive. Agriculture works to provide a person with all of these needs in sufficient quantities. Vegetables and fruits resulting from the tree planting process are considered among the main sources of food for humans and animals, as they contain many natural fibers and vitamins. The variety that living organisms need
There are several types of fruits and vegetables that are grown specifically to provide fodder for animals such as livestock and poultry. The American Feed Industry Association reported that there are more than 900 feed ingredients from the cultivation of fruit and vegetable trees, which include; Hay, straw, grains such as legumes, etc
Agriculture helps provide good quantities of natural rubber, which is considered one of the raw materials for many different human uses, and is famous for: Thailand, Indonesia, and Malaysia manufacture natural rubber, with their production reaching approximately 90% of production around the world
Cotton is used in the production of clothing and other uses that humans need. Cotton is grown in an environment suitable for that and then harvested, processed, and spun to eventually become a usable material. Cotton cultivation is a pioneering project, as cotton constitutes 31% of all types of fabric used. Worldwide
There are many agricultural products that contribute to the production of biofuels, such as: corn, soybeans, sugarcane, and algae, so cultivating these types of crops contributes to the presence of biofuels that can be used in many different fields
The types of agriculture are as follows:
This agriculture is called subsistence agriculture because the farmer’s goal is to obtain enough food for himself and his family. However, when there was surplus production, it was sold in the local market. Subsistence agriculture requires a lot of labor because it relies on traditional methods and simple hand tools
This type of agriculture existed in ancient times on most continents of the world, so that most farmers follow a common pattern, whereby most trees and shrubs are cut down in a relatively small place in the forests, then left to dry, and within a few days the withered plants are burned to put nutrients in the soil in preparation. For agriculture
It is an agricultural system that relies on the use of large amounts of labor and capital relative to the area of land, in addition to the use of fertilizers, pesticides, fungicides, and herbicides to grow crops
It is an agricultural system used for environmentally based pest control, biological fertilizers derived largely from animal and plant waste, and nitrogen-fixing cover crops.
It is agriculture that depends mainly on the natural fertility of the soil, terrain, climate, and abundance of water, and thus leads to reliance on little labor and little capital as well
The cultivation process consists of several steps, which are as follows:
The problems of agriculture in climate fluctuations are the change in temperature and degree of precipitation, in addition to the occurrence of drought or a significant increase in temperatures. The solution to this problem lies in farmers adopting practices that reduce the impact of the climate, such as resorting to precision agriculture, changing harvest dates, etc., and the costs are also considered. Finance: One of the things that affects agricultural projects is the presence of sufficient money to start them, as the lack of financial funding for agricultural activities is considered one of the main reasons that reduce the volume of agricultural production. The solution to this problem lies in government support for the agricultural sector in addition to rescheduling and studying agricultural projects from a financial standpoint.