Abdul Wahab Atallah: Corn is food for humans and livestock
He complains about birds devouring seeds and fog consuming plants in open fields
The spread of waterlogged farms in Al-Wafra’s abundance worries us; where are the solutions?
We are expanding onion cultivation, and increased support is needed
The root cause is the absence of an agricultural plan in Kuwait’s farms
Agricultural subsidies are delayed, while farm expenses continue to rise
Young farmer Abdulwahab Ata Allah Al-Sakran complains about the worsening problem of groundwater seepage to the surface in dozens of old and new farms overlooking Street 800 in the Al-Wafra agricultural area.
In an interview with “Al-Siyasa Al-Zira’iyya” (Agricultural Policy), he said: “The phenomenon of waterlogged farms in many areas of Al-Wafra, particularly along Street 800, worries us, the producing farmers.”
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He explained that his father’s farm is old, specifically located on Plot 9 along Street 800, and hosts diverse agricultural activities, including plants, animals, poultry, and tilapia fish farming, as it is a vast farm covering 160,000 square meters.
However, we focus on open-field crops. As we begin the 2026–2027 agricultural season, we are planting corn and pumpkin over a wide field area, and harvesting dates from palm trees that receive our utmost attention. The varieties include Barimi, Anbar, Hasawi, Sukkari, Barahi, and Ajwa Al-Madina, among the rarest fruit-bearing date palm varieties in the country.
Without forgetting that our focus and expansion in corn cultivation across wide fields, over several periods, stem from the fact that corn serves as food for humans and livestock, has a strong market demand, offers an appealing appearance, and contributes to achieving part of our desired food security.
We are expanding onion cultivation
We are also transplanting seedlings in the farm’s nursery (Al-Mubarrad) for cauliflower, cabbage, lettuce, hot and sweet peppers, and eggplant. We have seeds of Hasawi onions and Indian onions available to expand the cultivation of dry onions (bulbs), as they are a high-demand crop, and support for farmers is adequate, despite the long time required in the agricultural soil for them to mature.
Regarding support, he said: “The scheduled government cash subsidies for local production per farmer are delayed in being paid to us. This is a problem for us because we are committed to paying the monthly wages of our growing workforce, and farm expenses are increasing. Another problem we face is the interruption of treated water supply to our farm and most farms in Al-Wafra plots.”
He added: “There is also the problem of declining markets for most of our products during the peak of local production, because we farm without a scientific and practical plan that considers the actual needs of consumers for each agricultural variety that can thrive in Kuwait.”
Farmer Abdulwahab Ata Allah concluded his remarks by noting a problem he and many Al-Wafra farmers face: birds devouring seeds, as well as young green plants in open fields, and fog (plural of dab) consuming green leaves and seeds buried in the agricultural soil. Despite all this, we continue on the path of goodness (the path of our fathers) by cultivating and developing Al-Wafra.
