Statistical Agriculture Production in Palestine before 1948 (Nakba), British Mandate: A Survey of Palestine: Volume I - Page 319. Chapter IX: : Section 1: Agriculture Production

CHAPTER IX.

SUB-TROPICAL FRUITS.

25. Planting of fruits such as the loquat, guava, mango and avocado pear is increasing, particularly for the purpose of supplying the local market. Special attention is being paid to the extension of date cultivation in the Jordan valley and the southern coastal area; the local market requirements fully justify a considerable increase in date plantation, but the rate of extension cannot be rapid since off-shoots can only be imported from the U.S.A. and the rate of propagation is low. The present date palm area is some 2,700 dunums of which 20 per cent. are not yet in bearing; the majority of the present. production is of fresh varieties grown in the Gaza area.

(c) Statistics of production.

26. The tables detailed below contain particulars of the areas planted with all important crops with the exception of citrus (which is the subject of separate treatment in section 3 of this chapter).

TABLE 1.

TABLE 2. TABLE 3.

TABLE 4.

TABLE 5.

TABLE 7.

Areas under principal crops between 1936 and 1945, with yields.

Summary of crops, 1944/45.

Area in dunums of land under cultivation during the season 1944/45, distinguishing the main groups of crops and the principal crops.

Area in dunums of land under, and production from, main groups of crops in the season 1944/ 45, distinguishing between Arab and Jewish cultivation.

Area in dunums of land under main groups of crops in the season 1944/45, distinguishing between:-

(a) winter and summer crops and

(b) crops grown in both winter and summer and plantation crops.

Area in dunums of land under vegetable production in the season 1944/45 showing the main crops and distinguishing between irrigated and unirrigated land under (a) Arab and (b) Jewish cultivation respectively.

Value of agricultural production from main groups of crops in the season 1944/45, distinguishing between Arab and Jewish cultivation.

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