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Gleanings from the Islamic Contribution in Agriculture |
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By: Dr. Jaser Abu Safieh, Sun 18 April, 2010 |
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Dr. Jaser Abu Safieh The Islamic tradition of agriculture, whether in the form of the outstanding progress in agriculture production or as a large corpus of farming manuals written in Arabic, is nowadays a subject of interest for historians of science and of economic and social history. The following article, translated from Arabic, by Dr. Jaser Abu Safieh describes some salient aspects of this tradition and shows how it intertwined with Islamic culture and the various forms of Islamic learning. Focusing on its achievements as a revolution in production of agricultural products, the article shows also the various aspects of the interest in plants taken in Islamic history: the linguistic aspect, the use of herbs and plants products in medicine and the development of agriculture science properly.
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Muslim Contribution to Spanish Agriculture |
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By: FSTC Limited, Thu 23 February, 2006 |
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This article describes some of the numerous Muslim contributions to the development Spanish agriculture, including the introduction of new crops, more intensive use of irrigation, soil management, and scholarly efforts in farming innovation. Such was the impact of Muslim farming that the effects are still prevalent to this day.
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The Muslim Agricultural Revolution |
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By: Dr Zohor Idrisi, Wed 01 February, 2006 |
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The landscape in the areas under Muslim control from the 7th Century changed radically. Their rich contributions are most notable within the fields of irrigation, farming techniques, encyclopeadic works in botany, and the introduction new plants and crops.
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Figs in Muslim Spain |
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By: Quoted from T. Glick, Sun 21 July, 2002 |
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Figs may not have had the economic importance of olives, they afford an excellent example of the intensification of agriculture in Islamic Spain, manifest in the dazzling variety of the fruit available to consumers.
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Farming Manuals |
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By: FSTC Limited, Tue 25 December, 2001 |
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Muslim farming manuals developed ways and methods for increasing production and productivity, and maintaining soil fertility. Extensive research detailed descriptions of soils, and their requirements.
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The Globalisation of Crops |
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By: FSTC Limited, Tue 25 December, 2001 |
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As the Muslims advanced, they introduced methods and machinery of the Ancient Near East, and also certain crops which could not have been grown with the typically classical agricultural methods.
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Agriculture in Muslim civilisation : A Green Revolution in Pre-Modern Times |
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By: FSTC Research Team, Tue 25 December, 2001 |
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FSTC Research Team The period from the 9th century to the 13th century witnessed a fundamental transformation in agriculture that can be characterized as the Islamic green revolution in pre-modern times. The economy established in the Arab and Islamic world enabled the diffusion of many crops and farming techniques as well as the adaptation of crops and techniques from and to regions beyond the Islamic world. These introductions, along with an increased mechanization of agriculture, led to major changes in economy, population distribution, vegetation cover, agricultural production and income, population levels, urban growth, the distribution of the labour force, linked industries, cooking, diet and clothing in the Islamic world. This article presents a survey on those issues and others, such as agricultural machinery water Management and farming manuals.
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