United Arab Emirates Agriculture

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The agricultural production has more than fourfolded over the last twenty years, with an annual growth rate of 12.6%. The United Arab Emirates' Union owns 21,194 farms and the agricultural development is due to very generous subsidies. If the petroleum is abundant, the water is rare. There are more than 35 dams which supply with 70 millions m3 of water per year and purification factories which produce 475 millions m3 of water per year.

Farmland surface area:

The areas under cultivation include arable lands and those with permanent crops. They represent 81,000 hectares in the United Arab Emirates.

Number of farms:

Crops

Crop	Yield (in Metric Tons)	Surface (in hectares)	Yield Hg/ Ha*
Dates	318	42	75,714
Lemons	18,137	800	226,712
Mangoes	9,655	660	146,288
Potatoes	4,5	220	209,091
Wheat	800	550	14,545

Livestock

Species	Headcount
Goats	1,050,000
Ovine races	440
Camels	195
Cattle	85

Number of tractors:

275

Irrigated land (surface area):

72,000 hectares.

Fishing yield in metric tons:

Shellfish, mollusks and cephalopods	Saltwater fish
86 Tm.	114,219 Tm.

Aquacultural yield in metric tons:

105,554 Tm.