Ancient knowledge in Yemeni farming: a case study in sowing times

It is well known that since the dawn of civilization Yemen has been an agricultural community and that earlier farmers transmitted their experience and agricultural knowledge to later generations. Each generation that comes along takes the results of this experience, preserving it in their communal spirit through proverbs, wise sayings and poems. These serve to contain all the knowledge, methods and seasonal timings in traditional agriculture. As a resource through poetry and proverbs, this c...