Agriculture: A Profession Loved by the People

Agriculture, and specifically productive farming, has been a beloved passion of people in the past, present, and future.

Green is the most favored color among people across all times and places.

Indeed, everyone loves agriculture and the color green, finding joy among lush crops, trees, and beautiful shrubs in farms, public gardens, and private estates. Who does not love fresh greenery, ripe fruit, and freshness?

I am not exaggerating when I say and write here and there that agriculture is an enjoyable hobby and a beneficial profession, not only for those who practice it directly, but also for their families, friends, and relatives. It is a blessed endeavor.

The benefits of agriculture for those who interact with farmers or their products exceed those for the farmers themselves. Based on my long, inherited experience passed down from father to son, the avenues of livelihood in agriculture are numerous and diverse, and the hidden profits for its practitioners are greater than the visible ones.

In fact, the hidden (unseen) profits from agriculture, particularly productive farming, exceed the visible (seen) profits in our country, Kuwait. Thanks to agriculture, in both its productive and ornamental aspects, deserts are cultivated and inhabited, transforming into civilized cities bustling with human activities. Through agriculture, hundreds of thousands of people earn their livelihoods, enabling them to support their families and live dignified, honorable lives, both within and outside Kuwait.

Whether small or large, every farm in every agricultural region in the country represents a source of livelihood for those who work in it, for those who supply it with materials and equipment from agricultural factories and companies, for those who purchase and market its products, and for those who consume it, whether human, animal, or bird.

It is true that agriculture in our Gulf countries in general, and in Kuwait in particular, is tiring, arduous, and costly due to natural and human factors. However, it is enjoyable and beneficial, having become a pillar of our national economy. Our professional national workforce in this sector constitutes a pure national productive economic force, in the true sense of national production that benefits both the country and its people.

For the record, Kuwaiti farmers, especially the pioneering producers, are behind the establishment of the Public Authority for Agriculture Affairs and Fish Resources in Kuwait. May God reward them with goodness. You can count the vast number of citizens and residents working in this independent government entity from 1982 to the present day.

For your information, the benefits of the thousands of remote border farms in the far north and south of Kuwait are significant. Specifically, the two main agricultural regions of Al-Wafra and Al-Abdali have each become akin to cities, rich with most of the essential and vital services found in residential areas, serving both workers and visitors. The future holds even more and better developments, God willing.

Farms in Al-Abdali