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... crops for export . One reason , undoubtedly , lies in the vast expense of irrigating land . Large - scale irrigation schemes require hundreds , and sometimes thousands , of millions of dollars to set up . Although the initial investment ...
... crops for export . One reason , undoubtedly , lies in the vast expense of irrigating land . Large - scale irrigation schemes require hundreds , and sometimes thousands , of millions of dollars to set up . Although the initial investment ...
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... crops rather than from higher yields . Some new land came into production and some land previously used to grow food was turned over to cash crops . 993 Today , some twelve African countries " are dependent on just one main crop for ...
... crops rather than from higher yields . Some new land came into production and some land previously used to grow food was turned over to cash crops . 993 Today , some twelve African countries " are dependent on just one main crop for ...
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... crops as a result of pollution is very high . In California alone , an estimated one bil- lion dollars ' worth of crops is lost each year to pollution . " The Washington - based environmental group Carrying Capacity has calculated that ...
... crops as a result of pollution is very high . In California alone , an estimated one bil- lion dollars ' worth of crops is lost each year to pollution . " The Washington - based environmental group Carrying Capacity has calculated that ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
The Problems of Resettlement | 17 |
Management and MaintenancePerennial Problems | 163 |
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