Cutting water consumption while supporting improved nutrition and food security

1. CUTTING WATER CONSUMPTION WHILE
SUPPORTING IMPROVED NUTRITION AND
FOOD SECURITY
Country report on greenhouse statues in Kuwait.
Dana Al-Ali
“Unlocking the potential of Protected
Agriculture in the GCC countries

2. CONTENTS
 Country profile
 Greenhouse specifications through PAAF
 Climate control in the greenhouse
 Development of greenhouse area (2006/2007 :
2011/2012)
 Quantity and value different crop group (2011/2012)
 Types of greenhouses in Kuwait (season 2013/2014).
 Types of irrigation in greenhouses (season 2013/2014).
 PAAF’s encouragement to greenhouses growers .
 Future perspectives

3. Country: Kuwait
Site: southwest Asia
Geo- references:
 latitude : 29.36 N
Longitude : 47.97 W
Altitude : 20 masl
COUNTRY PROFILE

4.  Total area : 17.820 km²
 Total of Actual cultivated area: 11528 ha
 Total green house area: 15679 donum
 Total field cult.: 98764 donum
actual cultivated area
Greenho…
Field cult.

5. GREENHOUSE SPECIFICATIONS THROUGH
PAAF
specificationsItem
Max. area 350m2, Length (32-39m2), width(7-9m2), height (max.
3.4 m).
Dimensions
Should be galvanized and not previously usedStructure
Greenhouse front area, indoor and outside door need to be covered
in fiber glass or poly-carbonate.
Front specifications
Galvanized PipesSpan width (beam)
Acrylic /poly-carbonate/fiber-glass/poly- ethylene (thickness min.
200 micron)
Greenhouse cover
Stainless steel (8-6 blades) , motor (1.5 horse power) pulling
(40000/m3 of air/hr).
Fan specifications
Recommended*(Indoor door of the green house to be installed 1m
away from the outside door to create a room or path for insect
control).
Door specifications

6. CLIMATE CONTROL IN THE GREENHOUSE
SpecificationsItem
Installation of misters to increase humidity around
plants and prevent aridness in extreme heat.
Humidity
Installation of a thermostat connected to the fans and
water tanks for cooling.
Climate
control
Water quality must be tested twice a year winter &
summer.
Water testing
Drip irrigation within the greenhouse (poly-ethylene
drippers) (13-16mm) dripper of the (G.R variety).
Irrigation
system
* All greenhouse and farm plans need to be approved by PAAF
before construction.

7. DEVELOPMENT OF GREENHOUSE AREA
2006/2007 : 2011/2012
2011/20122010/20112009/20102008/20092007/2008
1567914697127191204811699
Area in Donum
0
2000
4000
6000
8000
10000
12000
14000
16000

8. QUANTITY AND VALUE OF DIFFERENT CROPS
GROUP 2011/2012
Crop
Qty.
126640Fruitful
vegetables
16101Leafy vegetables
1254Tuber and bulbs
2976Pules
170Cereals
86%
11%
1% 2%
Sales
fruitful
vegetables
leafy
vegetables
tuber &
bulbs
pules
cereals

9. TYPES OF GREEN HOUSE IN KUWAIT
SEASON 2013/2014
Total green
house
GlassFiber glassNetPolyethyle
ne
Type of green
house
season
126679980248611280Winter
7225568674865816Early summer
5181302874324432Late summer
winter
Polyethel
ene
Net
Fiber
glass
Glass
early summer
Polyethel
ene
Net
Fiber
glass
Glass
late summer
Polyethel
ene
Net
Fiber
glass
Glass

10. TYPES OF IRRIGATION IN GREENHOUSES
(SEASON 2013/2014)
Other
irrigation
Surface
irrigation
Drip
irrigation
Type of
irrigation
Round
194402120Winter round
64296796Early summer round
143024488Late summer round
Dripp irrigation
winter
early
summer
late
summer
ordinary irrigation
winter
early
summer
late summer

11. PAAF ENCOURAGEMENT TO GREENHOUSE
GROWERS
 Minimum of 20% of the farms total area needs to
include a greenhouse.
 Direct subsidies are provided to growers by the
government through PAAF .
 Support is given to farmers through: training
courses, technical advice and seminars
 Strong collaboration between PAAF and
international and regional organizations (ICARDA,
FAO, KFAS, KISR, KFAED, KFF & SCPD) to benefit
growers .

12. FUTURE PERSPECTIVES
 Family farming in Kuwait is not prominent and the
majority of farms designed as family Recreation
with no economical consideration .
 Through technology transfer and efficient technical
advice to growers, production efficiency in terms of
quantity and quality could be improved .
 Through research on drought and heat tolerant
crop strains that are capable to withstand the harsh
environmental conditions.

13. THANK YOU