Israel Country Report
Country Report
ISRAEL
Submitted To:
Dr. Sonia F. Manlangit
Submitted By:
Li, Joon Marie A.
Mañalac, Sharlene R.
Total Population
2012 estimate 7,941,900 (97th)
2008 census 7,412,200
Density 347/km2 (34th) 925/sq mi
Total Land Area * 20,770/22,072 km2 (153rd)
8,019/8,522 sq mi * 2% water
445 km2 (172 sq mi) of inland water
Total Land Area Devoted to Agriculture * Only 20% of the land area is arable. Since 1948, the total area under cultivation has increased from 408,000 acres (1,650 km2) to 1,070,000 acres (4,300 km2). * Agricultural production has expanded 16 times, three times more than population growth.
Product a. Crops * 215,000 hectares of land are devoted to field crops * 156,000 of which are winter crops such as wheat for grain and silage, hay, legumes for seeds, and safflower for oil. * 60,000 hectares are planted with summer crops such as cotton, sunflowers, chickpeas, green peas, beans, corn, groundnuts and watermelon for seeds. Safflower Hays Legumes
Cotton Watermelon Sunflower
Green Peas Corn
b. Wheat * Most of the 82,400 hectares of wheat are for grain providing a major roughage ingredient in the feed for dairy herds. * Most of this grain is used domestically, mainly for bread. Because winter wheat is largely a non-irrigated crop, the yields are dependent on the amount of rainfall and its distribution throughout the winter months.
Wheat
c. Citrus * Israel's major citrus product by volume is the traditional Shamouti orange. * The White Grapefruit, originally grown in inland valleys, is increasingly being replaced by the Sunrise variety. * The Sweetie is an additional variety of grapefruit that is gaining in popularity. It is the result of a cross between the grapefruit and the pomelo. d. Fruit and Vegetab;es * include citrus, avocados, kiwifruit, guavas and mangoes
ISRAEL
Submitted To:
Dr. Sonia F. Manlangit
Submitted By:
Li, Joon Marie A.
Mañalac, Sharlene R.
Total Population
2012 estimate 7,941,900 (97th)
2008 census 7,412,200
Density 347/km2 (34th) 925/sq mi
Total Land Area * 20,770/22,072 km2 (153rd)
8,019/8,522 sq mi * 2% water
445 km2 (172 sq mi) of inland water
Total Land Area Devoted to Agriculture * Only 20% of the land area is arable. Since 1948, the total area under cultivation has increased from 408,000 acres (1,650 km2) to 1,070,000 acres (4,300 km2). * Agricultural production has expanded 16 times, three times more than population growth.
Product a. Crops * 215,000 hectares of land are devoted to field crops * 156,000 of which are winter crops such as wheat for grain and silage, hay, legumes for seeds, and safflower for oil. * 60,000 hectares are planted with summer crops such as cotton, sunflowers, chickpeas, green peas, beans, corn, groundnuts and watermelon for seeds. Safflower Hays Legumes
Cotton Watermelon Sunflower
Green Peas Corn
b. Wheat * Most of the 82,400 hectares of wheat are for grain providing a major roughage ingredient in the feed for dairy herds. * Most of this grain is used domestically, mainly for bread. Because winter wheat is largely a non-irrigated crop, the yields are dependent on the amount of rainfall and its distribution throughout the winter months.
Wheat
c. Citrus * Israel's major citrus product by volume is the traditional Shamouti orange. * The White Grapefruit, originally grown in inland valleys, is increasingly being replaced by the Sunrise variety. * The Sweetie is an additional variety of grapefruit that is gaining in popularity. It is the result of a cross between the grapefruit and the pomelo. d. Fruit and Vegetab;es * include citrus, avocados, kiwifruit, guavas and mangoes