In 1500s Spanish explorers have discovered Central Valley but they didn’t explorer it. Central Valley was inhabited by native Americans until California Gold Rush in 1848. In 1880 irrigation was introduced to central valley to be one of the future biggest AgriculturalValley in the World. Central valley is home to almost 7 million people .It’s is one of the most productive agricultural regions in the world. Its nick name is “the Fruit Basket of the World.” Central valley is home to a large live stock farms making California the first State in term of cheese and milk production passing the State of Wisconsin, and oranges (more than the State of Florida), cotton (more than the State of Texas). Central Valley is also the primary source for a number of vegetables and fruits found in all US markets including apricots, almonds, tomatoes, grapes, asparagus, corn and much more .

Geographically: Central Valley is almost the size of the State of Florida (south to North). Central Valleystretches almost over 450 miles north to south. Central Valley is basically limited in its northern part by the Cascade Ranges, and in the South by the Tehachapi Peaks while The Coast Range in West separate central Valley from San Francisco Bay Area, and limited by the Sierra Nevada in the east that constitutes a natural frontier between Central Valley in California and the State of Nevada.

Central Valley’s northern half refers to the SacramentoValley, and its southern half to the San JoaquinValley. The major rivers that supplies the GreatValley with irrigation and waters are: Sacramento River (California largest river), the AmericanRiver, San JoaquinRiver, StanislausRiver, TuolumneRiver and Merced River that takes its source in the Yosemite Valley. Many Metropolitans areas are located within Central Valley like Sacramento ( the Capital of California) , Visalia, Fresno, Stockton, Bakersfield, Modesto , San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Merced , Kings and Tulare.

Economy: Agriculture is especially significant to the economy of California’s Central Valley where it generates about $ 24.8 billion a year supporting 1.1 million jobs. California Central Valley Agriculture contributes to California’s gross state product exceeding $ 1.2 trillion a year and making the State of California one of the world’s largest economies, behind Japan, Germany, England, and France.