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 and rangelands are not considered arable. Forested land is also...

In geography, arable land (from Latin arare, to plough) is an agricultural term, meaning land that can be used for growing crops. Of the earth's 148,000,000 km² (57 million square miles) of land, approximately 31,000,000 km² (12 million...

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 farmers "suffered extensive losses of food stocks, livestock, and private kitchen gardens" _ all critical for...

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.Chavez did not publicly discuss his dispute over ethanol with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula...

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 World Health Organization said Thursday.The July 2-5 meeting in Malaysia's main city Kuala Lumpur comes amid...