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Page 178
And in the last twenty years, the production of coffee in Africa has quadrupled; the
output of tea has increased sixfold; that of sugar, threefold; cotton and cocoa
production has doubled; and the output of tobacco has risen by 60 percent.
And in the last twenty years, the production of coffee in Africa has quadrupled; the
output of tea has increased sixfold; that of sugar, threefold; cotton and cocoa
production has doubled; and the output of tobacco has risen by 60 percent.
Page 201
In hot areas, where rainfall is low and evaporation rates are high, however, they
can prove disastrous — particularly when, as in the American Southwest, water is
already proving a limiting factor on food production. In Pinal County, Arizona, ...
In hot areas, where rainfall is low and evaporation rates are high, however, they
can prove disastrous — particularly when, as in the American Southwest, water is
already proving a limiting factor on food production. In Pinal County, Arizona, ...
Page 213
Under that contract, 80 percent of the electricity produced by the Asahan dams
was to be supplied to the smelter at cost price — and that price was to be
determined by the JAAC.10 The consortium thus obtained both cheap electricity
and a ...
Under that contract, 80 percent of the electricity produced by the Asahan dams
was to be supplied to the smelter at cost price — and that price was to be
determined by the JAAC.10 The consortium thus obtained both cheap electricity
and a ...
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BEFORE THE FLOOD | 17 |
AFTER THE FLOOD | 51 |
Management and MaintenancePerennial Problems | 163 |
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