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Basmati rice grown in Kuwait for first time

basmati rice in Kuwait
basmati rice in Kuwait
KUWAIT, Aug 26 (KUNA) -- A Kuwaiti farmer, Yusuf Swilem Al-Kribani, has managed to grow basmati rice in Kuwait for the first time.
Despite hard conditions, he grew the Indian basmati on his farm in Al-Wafra area.
Eventual success has capped many failure attempts, Al-Kribani told KUNA on Wednesday.
He added that basmati needs a soil capable of holding water for longer periods such as heavy neutral soils ( clay, clay loam and loamy), and to be overwhelmed by water. So Al-Kribani used closed cultivation basins with no holes.
He pointed to other personal attempts to produce black tomatoes and white strawberry.
This is a message that Kuwait is able to grow most crops, he noted (end) mf.amh.msa