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Analysis of the agricultural situation in Azraq Basin
Crop
German-Jordanian
Mafraq
Programme
regionm 72 “Management
Total
of Water
water
Resources”
needs in 57 the
(Eastern desert area) Jordan River Basin 73
m 3 /du
m 3 /du
Tomato
750
Jojoba Cauliflower trees, and cabbage that have been 500(1500 m 3 /du for dates instead of
introduced Other vegetables in 1982 in the West bank 750400 m 3 /du for olives in Jordan River
(there Watermelon is also a demonstration farm
415
basin 74 ), so this recommendation
550
of
in the Jordanian eastern desert MoA to plant palm trees in Azraq
close
Sweet
to
melon
the airport and a trial of reintroduction
Average on vegetables of jojoba by IUCN project 600
580can be questioned. 450
in Olive Azraq), are highly successful, and 690Water conservation 400 may also be
are producing the high value jojoba realized by growing vegetable
Apple
1060
crop oil (several times the price of crops under plastic greenhouses,
olive Peach oil). It is also been proved that 1000 compared to the same vegetables
jojoba Grape can grow and produce fairly 1040 grown and irrigated in open field.
well Other using stone 2500 fruitsppm water salinity. 1045 The great difference 400 in (apricot) infrastructure
cost for providing water to the
Other deciduous trees
1000
Some other crops grown in Azraq crops produced in a greenhouse
basin Average are on orchards much more water with that in an open field is offset
(olive excluded)
1030
requiring.
by the greater production inside
Date palm
greenhouses. However, 1500 it seems very
Bibliography Jojoba indicates that date difficult to develop greenhouses 300 in
palms water requirements are much Azraq as they are damaged by
Almond (soft shell /
higher hard shell) than olive trees requirement strong winds. 380 / 350
Alfalfa
400
Table Vetch 4: Water needs of crops under irrigation in greenhouses 325 versus
open field, in m 3 /du 75
Type of vegetable
Tomatoes
Cucumbers
Green beans
Peppers
Thyme
Water needs for
vegetables inside a
greenhouse
600
850
750
600
300
Water needs for
vegetables inside a
greenhouse
1000
1200
900
800
350
Some salt resistant crops might also be successfully grown, if combined
with good irrigation practices (the following data Salinity should in be total tested in
Azraq Salt basin tolerant conditions). crop
dissolved solids (ppm)
Cactus (prickly pears)
Jojoba
Melons (cantaloupe)
Tomatoes
Alfalfa
74 A water for peace strategy for the Jordan River by shifting cropping patterns, Said A. Assaf, 2007
75 A water for peace strategy for the Jordan River by shifting cropping patterns, Said A. Assaf, 2007
Hard seeds almond
Olives
2500
2000
1500
1200
1100
800
800