RIYADH: A man grew rice in the desert of Makkah, Saudi Arabia. The man says that he will try Sri Lankan tea in the outskirts of Makkah in a few months.
According to Urdu News, an agricultural engineer from Saudi Arabia has surprised the whole world by growing rice in the desert of Mecca, this is the first successful experiment of its kind in the whole world.
Engineer Yusuf Abdul Rahman Bandaqji, who is considered an expert in rice cultivation and modern farming, says that he came up with the idea of farming in Jeddah 2 years ago. Organized Irrigated with sea water.
During this time he continued to study different plants and water used in irrigation as well as hot climate and weather, in the context of this experience the idea of rice cultivation in the desert of Mecca came to mind.
Bandaqji said that the experience of rice cultivation in arid areas is the first of its kind in the world, using environment-friendly organic materials and irrigation five times a month to cultivate rice in the desert of Makkah.
Along with this, another experiment is being done to continue harvesting for five years.
He said that the consultants of the Research Center under the Ministry of Agriculture approved the implementation of untouched organic material and experiment, only then the cultivation of rice in the desert was started.
Bandaqji said that he gave 12 hours a day to the rice farm, two farms were established with an area of 2 hectares. There is a section in which experiments are carried out with regard to irrigation or plants.
He further said that the cultivation of rice is apparently similar to wheat but the system and characteristics of both are different from each other. Rice can be cultivated here throughout the year, rice can be grown in all seasons. 3 types of rice are being cultivated in my agricultural farm. White rice, Hassa red rice and Indonesian black rice.
Bandaji also said that in the next few months, he will also experience Sri Lankan tea in the suburbs of Makkah.