>>>>>>>>>>>>In Islam, there is no wastage of food, eatable or any resources..........food and water were scarce commodities in the West Asia till there was demand for hydro-carbon products (till the late 1960s). Are you aware of the number oil exploration companies even in USA closed down due to insufficient demand for Gasoline?
All these wealth of West Asian Countries accumulated only after there was huge demand for gasoline in other parts of the world. Till then they were depending on Dates, etc for their day-to-day living! We still call the story of richness of Arabs as "Camel to Cadelac"