India
India grows more pomegranates than any other country, close to half the world’s supply, and Maharashtra alone accounts for the bulk of it. Most of that fruit is sold at home, but the export share going to the Gulf, Europe, and increasingly North America is where...
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia farms in some of the hardest conditions on earth: almost no rainfall, intense heat, salty water drawn from deep aquifers, and alkaline sandy soil. Yet the country is a major date producer and, under Vision 2030, is investing heavily in modern protected...
Syria
Agriculture has always been central to Syria, and it is central to the country’s recovery. Long before recent decades, Syrian farms produced olives, wheat, cotton, and vegetables for the region, and the land that supported that output is still there. As farms...
Kurdistan
The Kurdistan Region of northern Iraq is a different farming world from the hot southern plains. Higher ground, cooler air, and more rainfall make Erbil, Sulaymaniyah, and Duhok a natural home for wheat and barley, orchard fruit like pomegranate, apple, and grape, and...
Egypt
Egypt has quietly become the world’s largest exporter of fresh oranges, overtaking long-established producers. Egyptian Valencia and Navel oranges, along with mandarins, now ship to Russia, the Gulf, Europe, and Asia in huge volumes. The groves run from the Nile...
Vietnam
Vietnam is the world’s largest producer of Robusta coffee and the largest exporter of black pepper. Both crops are concentrated in the red basalt soils of the Central Highlands, in provinces like Dak Lak, Lam Dong, and Gia Lai. These are intensive, high-yield,...
