المملكة: Iftar tables in coffee farms reflect the atmosphere of generosity and harmony in the mountains of Jazan
Coffee plantations in the Jazan is an essential pillar of sustainable rural development, and a major producer of Saudi coffee, which constitutes an important source of income for the residents of the mountainous sector, who consider coffee cultivation a passion and a craft passed down from one generation to another over the years.
Al-Dair Governorate is the homeland of Saudi coffee and the coffee farms spread across its mountainous heights. It has a charming nature, is famous for its green mountain peaks and valleys, and is also rich in ancient historical landmarks that have made it a destination. It is an important tourist attraction in the region.
It tells Collective Ramadan tables on farms Coffee in the circle, about their passion for their profession, and about the atmosphere of generosity, harmony, and social communication among themselves in the embrace of nature, the smell of coffee, aromatic plants, and cool breezes, and about authentic values and noble Arab charms.
An ingrained custom and an inherited tradition
Coffee growers attribute their preference for Ramadan Iftar tables on farms and at crossroads between villages, to it being an ingrained custom and tradition. It is passed down by the people of Bani Malik, noting that the month of Ramadan is an opportunity to strengthen the ties between the residents of those villages, which are essentially close and united by ties of kinship, neighborhood, and one profession during which they share their expertise and experiences and taste the flavor of their success.
They also represent discussion circles about their crops and new methods that spare them the hardship of random roads that prevent improving production and developing coffee trees.
They emphasized that the profession of agriculture Coffee is a passion inherited from their parents. Since their childhood, they have been helping in their family’s coffee farms, who in turn passed on their knowledge and love for planting, watering, pruning and caring for coffee trees.
1,100 mountain farms
The foothills of Al-Da’ir include more than 1,100 farms sitting on its ancient mountain terraces, and annually hosts an international carnival. for Saudi coffee, through which it celebrates the crops of farms specialized in producing the finest types of coffee, in appreciation of the efforts made to raise production rates, and in support of the national economy in accordance with the goals of the Kingdom’s Vision 2030, and out of pride in the association of coffee with the cultural heritage of the Kingdom through a history full of customs and traditions, and the values of generosity and hospitality.
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