FRUIT FARMING IN MEDITERRANEAN REGIONS OF AFRICA

GEOGRAPHY SSS2 THIRD TERM

WEEK – TEN

FRUIT FARMING IN MEDITERRANEAN REGIONS OF AFRICA

REFERENCE

Essential Geography for Senior Secondary Schools by O.A. Iwena

FRUIT FARMING IN MEDITERRANEAN REGIONS OF AFRICA

Definition: Fruit farming is defined as the type of farming in which farmers cultivate mainly fruit crops for domestic, industrial or commercial purposes.  It is sometimes called orchard farming.

Favourable Factors of Fruit Farming

i.       The presence of Mediterranean climate favours fruit farming in the regions.

ii.      Presence of bright, sunny, weather with hot, dry summers and wet winters.

iii.      Presence of dry-warm summer temperature of 21⁰C-27⁰C.

iv.      Abundance of rainfall in winter of 25-75cm per annum.

v.      Prominence of local sirocco and mistral winds…