Agriculture in Israel
Total Area: 20,770 sq km
Land Area: 20,330 sq km
Water Area: 440 sq km
Climate Description: temperate; hot and dry in southern and eastern desert areas
Terrain Description: Negev desert in the south; low coastal plain; central mountains; Jordan Rift Valley
Arable Land Use: 13.7%
Permanent Crop Land Use: 3.8%
Irrigated Land: 2,250 sq km
Total Renewable Water Resources: 1.78 cu km
Total Freshwater Withdrawal: 1.95 cu km/yr
Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal: 282.4 cu m/yr
Natural Hazards description: sandstorms may occur during spring and summer; droughts; periodic earthquakes
Environmental Current Issues: limited arable land and natural freshwater resources pose serious constraints; desertification; air pollution from industrial and vehicle emissions; groundwater pollution from industrial and domestic waste, chemical fertilizers, and pesticides
Total Labor Force: 3.778 million
% of Labor Force in Agriculture: 1.6%
Agricultural Products description: citrus, vegetables, cotton; beef, poultry, dairy products
Land Area: 20,330 sq km
Water Area: 440 sq km
Climate Description: temperate; hot and dry in southern and eastern desert areas
Terrain Description: Negev desert in the south; low coastal plain; central mountains; Jordan Rift Valley
Arable Land Use: 13.7%
Permanent Crop Land Use: 3.8%
Irrigated Land: 2,250 sq km
Total Renewable Water Resources: 1.78 cu km
Total Freshwater Withdrawal: 1.95 cu km/yr
Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal: 282.4 cu m/yr
Natural Hazards description: sandstorms may occur during spring and summer; droughts; periodic earthquakes
Environmental Current Issues: limited arable land and natural freshwater resources pose serious constraints; desertification; air pollution from industrial and vehicle emissions; groundwater pollution from industrial and domestic waste, chemical fertilizers, and pesticides
Total Labor Force: 3.778 million
% of Labor Force in Agriculture: 1.6%
Agricultural Products description: citrus, vegetables, cotton; beef, poultry, dairy products
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