Nile Cycle In Africa

Process of Nile cycle and its Importance in Agriculture River Nile of Africa is the largest river in the world as it covers a distance of more than 4,000 miles. The river begins near the equator, flowing northward from Lake Victoria, passing through Egypt and eventually emptying into the Mediterranean Sea (Said, 2013). The Nile has two primary tributes; the White Nile that flows from Rwanda and the Blue Nile originating from Ethiopia. In the past, Nile had a predictable flooding pattern that assisted the Egyptian to practice agricultural activities such as crop production, livestock keeping, horticultural farming and the like. The flooding pattern was known as annual flooding cycle. The three stages of the Nile Cycle were Akhet, Peret, and Shemu.

The Akhet stage (inundation) was the first season between the month of June and September. It was the flooding season where no farming took place because all the fields were flooded. People during this period conducted other activities, for example, working for the King Pharaoh in building temples and pyramids, looking after their animals or mending their tools (Said, 2013). The second season was Peret or the Egyptian Autumn from the month of October to February. The season was marked as the …show more content…
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