In this time every year, farmers of Egypt celebrate the season of wheat harvest. Although farmers are facing a lot of problems nowadays related to the growing of wheat such as the shortage of water, increasing prices of fertilizers and lack of government's support, wheat is still considered one of the main crops that farmers highly depend on.
The first steps of wheat cultivation start in November when farmers put the seeds into the soil and they keep growing up. Then at the end of April and beginning of May, farmers start the wheat harvest by cutting the wheat stems and leaving them in the sun for days. When they are well dried, farmers use the harvest machine to get the wheat grains. Finally, these grains are packed into sacks and moved home or to the trader where they will be sold.
The first steps of wheat cultivation start in November when farmers put the seeds into the soil and they keep growing up. Then at the end of April and beginning of May, farmers start the wheat harvest by cutting the wheat stems and leaving them in the sun for days. When they are well dried, farmers use the harvest machine to get the wheat grains. Finally, these grains are packed into sacks and moved home or to the trader where they will be sold.
A farm owner holding some sacks, walks through the wheat fields on his way to his farm for harvesting his wheat crop. The wheat harvest season usually starts at the end of April and beginning of May when the wheat plants get yellow and be fully grown.
A man carries dried wheat stems over his shoulder as he walks towards the harvest machine.
Two men put the dried wheat stems into the harvest machine so that they can get the wheat grains from the other side.
An elderly man puts the wheat grains that come out of the harvest machine into a container.
Men are seen putting the wheat grains into sacks and tying these sacks as they prepare them to be moved home or to the trader where they will be sold.
A man carries a container of wheat grains on his way to empty it into sacks.
Men and boys are seen drinking cold water, tea and smoking cigarettes as they take a break from the wheat harvest.
A bird is seen walking over the wheat straw that came out of the harvest machine.
Men carry the dried wheat stems and put them into the harvest machine.
A boy covers his face from the spreading wheat straw that comes out of the harvest machine.
Children are seen sitting on the wheat grain sacks as these sacks are moved home or to the trader where they will be sold.
A young farmer is silhouetted during the sunset while he puts the dried wheat stems into the harvest machine.
A farmer watches his sons as they keep moving the dried wheat stems and putting them into the harvest machine.
