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... countries . He asks , for example , " whether the biases of temperate agricultural economics diffused through professional dominance have not nurtered a tendency , even where water is scarcer than land , to think of yield per unit of ...
... countries . He asks , for example , " whether the biases of temperate agricultural economics diffused through professional dominance have not nurtered a tendency , even where water is scarcer than land , to think of yield per unit of ...
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... countries like India and Brazil it has calamitous outcomes for entire cultures of disem- powered people . " In some ... countries ... There are nine river and lake basins shared by six or more countries . " He notes that " with ...
... countries like India and Brazil it has calamitous outcomes for entire cultures of disem- powered people . " In some ... countries ... There are nine river and lake basins shared by six or more countries . " He notes that " with ...
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... countries , from Pakistan to the east and Libya to the west , that are taken to constitute the Near East region . The author describes land - use in this area and provides a very useful table on present and projected land use in the ...
... countries , from Pakistan to the east and Libya to the west , that are taken to constitute the Near East region . The author describes land - use in this area and provides a very useful table on present and projected land use in the ...
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