Arable Land
Arable land has soil and topography suitable for economical and practical cultivation of crops. These range from grains, grasses, and legumes to fruits and vegetables. Permanent pastures a...
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Thousands of people in North Korea require immediate and continued humanitarian food aid after devastating floods last month, the U.N. World Food Program said Friday.The agency said villagers and f...
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The United Nations is providing emergency assistance to
flood-stricken North Korea, based on preliminary reports gathered by
joint assessment teams in the country, a top U.N. official said
T...
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Agricultural officials say drought and flooding are likely to
significantly reduce this fall's harvest, state media reported
Wednesday.
The government has previously said any drop in produ...
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Brazil is defending its ethanol agreement with the United States, despite efforts by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to undermine the deal using his country's vast reserves of oil and natural gas....
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Minsk (dpa) - Belarusian officials on Thursday recommended rifles
and increased body counts as the only way of dealing with the
country's burgeoning beaver population, the B...
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Harare (dpa) - Zimbabwe has only planted a fraction of its
wheat requirements this year, state radio announced Wednesday as the
country's few remaining white farmers said on...
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Kuala Lumpur (dpa) - The World Health Organization said Thursday
that an estimated 77,000 deaths are recorded annually in the
Asia-pacific region due to health problems aris...
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International experts will meet next month to discuss the threat to health posed by global warming, which directly or indirectly contributes to about 77,000 deaths annually in Asia-Pacific, the Wor...
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Last week's severe rain-triggered flooding in North Korea has
left at least 221 people dead and 82 others missing, according to
figures released Friday by the International Federation of Red ...
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Seoul (dpa) - The first summit in seven years between North and
South Korea originally planned for the end of August was pushed back
to the beginning of October Saturday fol...
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Arable Land
UN: North Korea needs immediate food aid
