Despite the harsh conditions presented by a three-tiered topography of desert, mountain and jungle, Peru’s diverse agriculture industry has been a central component of economic activity and employment for thousands of years. In modern times the coastal desert region has received the largest portion of investment. As a result, its irrigated fields...
Little grows in the arid countries of the Gulf without large quantities of expensive water. The solution may lie in the lush pastures of nearby Turkey, where Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE plan to spend billions of dollars to buy or lease farmland. These investments, they hope, will allow them to become self-sufficient in terms of food. Some argue...
Grain has a long history in Turkey. In the foothills of the Karacada ğ Mountains in the south-east, wild grass that is genetically identical to the first grains domesticated 11,000 years ago still grows. Today, agriculture remains a cornerstone of the economy, employing a quarter of the workforce and contributing more than 8% to GDP, according to...
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