Agriculture
The part of the farming sector has been declining for several years whereas industry and services have been increasing their importance. Unlike the industry sector, public authorities are still in control of the primary sector. The farming sector depends on State subsidies.
The vegetables and flowers market are protected. Efforts were made to move the production of lemon from the centre of Israel to the South, in order to liberalize markets and systems related to exports. |
Farmland surface area:
| The areas under cultivation include arable lands and those with permanent crops. They represent 582,000 hectares in Israel. |
Crops
Crop |
Yield (in Metric Tons) |
Surface (in hectares) |
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Grapefruits
|
370,000
|
5,610
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659,536
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Livestock
Species |
Headcount |
Cattle
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388,000
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Number of tractors:
Irrigated land (surface area):
Fishing
Yield in metric tons
Shellfish, mollusks and cephalopods |
Saltwater fish |
380 Tm.
|
5,065 Tm.
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Aquacultural yield in metric tons:
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