Items - Digital Archive of the Middle East

1953 Census of Agriculture

1970-1971 Agriculture Census Data First Stage - Basic Data in Syrian Arab Republic

Agrarian Reform Law and the End of Feudalism (1958)

Pamphlet on 'Agrarian Reform Law and the End of Feudalism' (1958) comprising speeches by new President Abdul-Karim Qasim and his former pupil, Hadib Al-Hajj Hamoud, Minister for Agriculture, along with a treatise on the topic.

Agribusiness Orientation to Iran and the Dez Irrigation Project. Agribusiness Bulletin 4 (1968)

42-page booklet published by the American Development and Resources Corporation on opportunities for investment in Iranian agricultural development, especially the Dez Irrigation Project in Khuzestan Province, western Iran.

Agricultural Policy and Land Reform Cooperatives in Iraq (PhD thesis, 2007) by Nidhal K. Rashid

PhD thesis from 2007 by Nidhal K. Rashid, a former M.A. post-graduate of Exeter (1972), based on primary sources and provides an analysis of the historical experiences of agricultural policy and land reform, not only in Iraq but also in comparison with Egypt, Iran, and Russia, in addition to an examination of the role of cooperatives in achieving rural development between 1950 and 1980. The University of Leicester (U.K.) published two chapters of the study in their magazine The International Journal of Cooperative Management, Vol. 2, No. 1, August 2005 and Vol. 3, No. 2, Nov. 2007.

Amiri Decree on Qatar's National Food Security Strategy Program (2011)

Amiri Decree on Qatar's National Food Security Strategy Program (2011), signed by Sheikh Tamid bin Hamad Al Thani, who was then Deputy Emir of Qatar but succeeded his father to become Eighth Emir of Qatar in 2013.

Booklet for the Bahrain Agricultural Show, 1959

52-page booklet in English and Arabic for the Bahrain Agricultural Show, held in Qudhaibiya Park, Manama, from 26 February to 6 March 1959.

Egyptian Agriculture and the start of the Green Revolution, July 1978

A 24-page booklet presents the agricultural development, methods for increasing agricultural production in Egypt

Fishing Development Plan for Ras al-Khaimah

GDO Report No. 8: Analytical Report on Agriculture in Oman

Report no. 8 by the General Development Organization National Statistics Department of Oman: Analytical Report on Agriculture in Oman. Dated 31 March 1973.

Guide to the Geographical Locations of Agricultural Holdings in Bahrain.

Ministry of Municipalities & Agriculture, Agricultural Directorate, State of Bahrain, Agricultural Statistics Unit & Agricultural Extension Unit, assisted by The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations , Budalya. (June, 1975). "Guide to the Geographical Locations of Agricultural Holdings in Bahrain".

Iraq Agriculture Ministry Study on the Cooperative Movement in Iraq (1973)

Thirty-page study on the cooperative movement in Iraq, published by the Ministry of Agriculture in 1973 with tables

Kandelous Agricultural Company booklets

A booklet and two leaflets containing information about the medicinal plants and herbs available from the Kandelous Agricultural Company, as well as Kandelous village in the Alborz mountains in Iran, which also has a museum of medicinal plants.

Kingdom of Saudia Arabia Facts and Figures: Land Distribution and Settlement

Illustrated booklet on reforms of land ownership and the development of natural resources in Saudi Arabia

Loan Agreement (Medjerda Agricultural Project) between Republic of Tunisia and Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development

Document outlining the terms of a loan from the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development to the Republic of Tunisia, to fund the development of agriculture in the Medjerda Valley from 1962 to 1964. Dated 21 December 1963.

Map of Palestine; Irrigated Areas, 1:250,000. 1955.

1:250,000 scale map of irrigated areas in Palestine, with text in English and Hebrew, printed in 1955. Contains an index to Villages & Settlements, and a Map of Irrigated Areas. Published by the Ministry of Agriculture - Water Department, Water Utilisation Division. Compiled, Drawn & Printed by the Survey of Palestine, 1946.

Ministry of Agrarian Reform - The Greater Mussayab Project Iraq

Document illustrates social and agricultural works and projects intended for Iraq (The Greater Mussayab Project) including thoughts, figures and other considerations made for the project.

Ornamental Gardening in Bahrain, Department of Agriculture, The Government of Bahrain. Circa 1950's.

Ornamental Gardening in Bahrain, Department of Agriculture, The Government of Bahrain, Box No. 251, Bahrain. Author: A.W.Van-Ollenbach, Director of Agriculture A guide to ornamental Gardening in Bahrain providing guidance on climatic & environmental conditions, sowing seeds, maintenance, types of fertilizers as well as pests, diseases and control measures.

Palestine Liberation Organization - Palestine National Fund - Central Bureau of Statistics - Volume 1: Agricultural Statistical Bulletin for the West Bank and Gaza Strip 1979

Agricultural Statistical Bulletin for the West Bank and Gaza Strip, published in 1979 by the PLO, with data on land use, agriculture crops, labour demographics and other issues.