| 单词 | arable |
| 例句 | Competition for grazing land among tribes of herdsmen or for arable soil among farming communities? History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Surprisingly, Peru has more arable land above nine thousand feet than below. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Every scrap of arable land had been terraced and planted with barley, bitter buckwheat, or potatoes. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z And again, since no animal now stole, it was unnecessary to fence off pasture from arable land, which saved a lot of labour on the upkeep of hedges and gates. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z Its swaths of deep brush and arable land made it great for farming but less appealing for honeymoons and hedonism. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z It was not lawn, nor pasture, nor mead, nor woodland, nor lea, nor arable, nor waste land. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z With long winters and high mountains, the country lacks arable land, denies incentives to farmers, and cannot afford fuel or modern farm equipment. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z To obtain fuel and construction material and to grow food, they cleared trees and vegetation from the bluffs to the east and planted every inch of arable land. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z A few decades before Hollywood started reaping every last bit of arable intellectual property, Martin Scorsese imagined a gritty reboot of Jesus Christ. The Last Temptation of Christ at 30: how Scorsese's drama still soars 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z At present, livestock production alone consumes 70% of the world's arable land and uses vast amounts of water. Italy is set to ban lab-grown meat — here’s why that might be a mistake 2023-04-17T04:00:00Z At the very least, they would be vital to preserving arable soil. Jeff VanderMeer on the biggest dystopia of spring, 'America War' by Omar El Akkad 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z However these types of produce are farmed, they are highly labor-intensive compared to arable crops which can be gathered by fewer people operating combine harvesters and tractors/trailers. Five misused food and farming terms — and what they really mean 2023-04-10T04:00:00Z Computers had risen around her all her life, like a lake sneakily subsuming more and more arable land, but she’s never learned to write code or poke behind the icons or anything like that. Book Review: ‘Whiskey Tango Foxtrot’ May Be the Novel of the Summer 2014-08-05T04:00:00Z In this land of rapid weather changes and not much arable land, the folk wisdom of making hay while the sun shines is a deeply held article of faith. Why Cook Over an Icelandic Geyser? Because You Can 2018-03-05T05:00:00Z For example, a farmer could receive up to £40 a hectare for their efforts to improve soils on arable fields. Environmental plan for England asks farmers to "restore nature" 2023-02-25T05:00:00Z Smart farmers know that if you set arable land aside and put it into such a pasture for a stretch of time, then plant crops again, those crops will thrive mightily. How to create a living soil 2015-10-20T04:00:00Z In patches of arable land around it are small farming towns, some with 12th-century churches; the whole area gained status as a Unesco World Heritage site -- the "Agricultural Landscape of Southern Oland" -- in 2000. Frugal Traveler Blog: An Insider's Itinerary on Sweden's Eastern Coast 2012-07-25T15:19:23Z But the land is never neutral, especially in South Africa, where colonization, mining and apartheid produced extreme inequality — white people form nine percent of the population but still own 72 percent of arable land. Art That Finds Clarity in South Africa’s Fraught Terrain 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z Landlords responded like men of business, moving from arable to pasture, developing prospects in mining, fisheries, rabbit rearing and trade, above all the export and exploitation of wool. For Honour and Fame: Chivalry in England 1066-1500 by Nigel Saul ? review 2011-07-22T21:55:04Z Then there are the crumbling levees that converted this marshland into arable tracts over a century ago; some scientists now fear another Katrina. Journeys: Houseboating on Northern California?s Delta 2010-07-24T05:01:00Z The land grab in which rich countries and corporations are buying up arable land around the world will continue. Ten Billion by Stephen Emmott – review 2013-07-05T07:01:01Z The large open beach is surrounded by zigzag “lazy beds” or feannagan, as they are called in gaelic - a method of arable cultivation. Scotland's rocky road: a journey to the edge of Lewis – a photo essay 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z It was so filled with trees and rocks that it was not arable. Robert Caro Reflects on Robert Moses, L.B.J., and His Own Career in Nonfiction 2019-07-01T04:00:00Z Nobody grows any arable crops here any more, so there’s no ploughing and no harvest. ‘I’m not doing as much as I used to’: meet the man with 20 jobs 2016-02-27T05:00:00Z We didn't leave too many stones unturned when it came to unearth the powerful entities who are trying to grab up the final arable land left on the planet. "This is where WW III starts": "The Grab" filmmaker on the urgent scarcity created by the powerful 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z Here, rain falls more than 230 days a year, only about 3 percent of the land is arable and the winter is so long that is divided into two parts. North of Nordic: A Young Chef Invents ‘Neo-Fjordic’ Cuisine 2017-07-18T04:00:00Z “It’s important to us to reclaim arable land, conserve history and create employment opportunities for people here.” Bites : Restaurant Report: Venissa, on Isola di Mazzorbo, Italy 2011-07-08T18:55:00Z Some 77 percent of the world's arable land is used for meat and milk production, even though animal products provide only about 18 percent of the world's calorie needs. Does Humanity Have to Eat Meat? 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z In Niger, whose leader was ousted in a coup in August, as well as northern Nigeria, thousands of hectares of arable land is being lost to soil erosion and dry conditions. IMF and World Bank are urged to boost funding for African nations facing conflict and climate change 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z These trends are seen across every river type, from upland to lowland, from rural to urban, and in areas with low to high levels of arable farming. Invertebrate biodiversity is improving in England's rivers, long-term trends show 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z Trees are considered an ideal system for carbon capture, but reforestation competes directly with agriculture for arable land. We could sequester CO2 by 're-greening' arid lands, plant scientists say 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z He was also found to have "illegally occupied arable land to engage in vanity projects," the watchdog and a supervisory body said in a joint statement on Wednesday. China arrests former head of religious affairs body on graft suspicions 2023-09-04T04:00:00Z Summit organisers say the document will emphasise Africa's ability to provide climate solutions through its carbon sinks, including the Congo Basin, its availability of arable land, immense renewable energy potential and stocks of battery minerals. Factbox: What to watch at Africa's first climate summit 2023-08-31T04:00:00Z In West Bengal, the largest rice producing state in India, almost half of its arable land is under rice cultivation. Back to the future for India's rice farmers 2023-08-14T04:00:00Z The Chinese government frequently points out that it has to feed one-fifth of the world’s population with less than 10 percent of the world’s arable land. Extreme Floods and Heat in China Ravage Farms and Kill Animals 2023-06-24T04:00:00Z The pumpkin field was accessed by driving through a largely flat landscape encompassing acre upon acre of arable fields, sectioned off by narrow tracks, producing a variety of fruit and vegetables. Why Big Oil loves the renewable energy industry 2023-06-18T04:00:00Z "We've seen empty supermarket shelves over the last few months", said Andrew Ward, an arable farmer. Lincolnshire beans could provide British solution to imports 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z In turn, that meant that only relatively soft soils could be farmed, limiting the amount of land that could be made arable. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z To feed the larger population, humans need to obtain arable land, so there is massive clearing of trees. Fundamentals of Biology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z By the collapse of Mongol rule in the late fifteenth century, the Russian Orthodox church’s holdings had grown to about one-third of the arable land in the areas formerly ruled by Rus nobles. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Three farmers, a major farm operator and an agrarian association told Reuters the military call-up had made the most important times of the arable calendar - the sowing and harvesting seasons - even more tough. Ukraine farms lose workers to war, complicating a tough harvest 2023-05-08T04:00:00Z The government has sought to tilt the balance by essentially confiscating arable, unused land and giving it to people who need it. If You Don’t Use Your Land, These Marxists May Take It 2023-04-30T04:00:00Z The result was the astonishing statistic that monasteries owned a full 20% of the arable land of Western Europe by the late Middle Ages. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Most is found in the "gum belt" that stretches 500 miles from the East to the West of Africa where the arable land meets the desert, including in Ethiopia, Chad, Somalia and Eritrea. Sudan conflict threatens supply of key soft drink ingredient gum arabic 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z For this reason, the arable land there is suitable for growing grains like wheat and barley, originally domesticated in the Fertile Crescent and disseminated around the sea over thousands of years. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z For now, he will rely on milk production, saying one dairy cow can earn as much as cultivating two hectares of arable land. Poland grain reprieve offers little comfort to Ukrainian farmer 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z China’s government is systematically buying U.S. farmland as part of a strategy to meet soaring domestic demand and bolster an agricultural sector beset by decreasing arable land and polluted water. China land-buying push targets U.S. agriculture, farm acreage 2023-04-02T04:00:00Z Chambas said Africa should produce its own food, calling it “untenable,” that a continent with 60% of the world’s remaining arable lands and many rivers and freshwater bodies is dependent on grain imports. Climate, coups risk African goal of silencing guns by 2030 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z Kim gave instructions to revamp irrigation systems, build modern farming machines and create more arable land as he wrapped up the seventh enlarged plenary meeting of the ruling Workers' Party's powerful Central Committee on Wednesday. North Korea's Kim demands more farmland to boost food production 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z The growth of the population in the eighth century and the relative lack of arable land in Scandinavia compelled groups of Danes, Norwegians, and Swedes to travel in search of plunder. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z His mixed dairy and arable farm in western Ukraine has already lost a Polish contract and he doubts it will ever be renewed. Poland grain reprieve offers little comfort to Ukrainian farmer 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z Hupy told Reuters that some arable land in Ukraine, too, may never return to crop production due to its contamination and topographic alteration. Soils of war: The toxic legacy for Ukraine's breadbasket 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z "While the built area of the site does not appear to be at risk of river flooding, large areas of arable land could flood to significant depths," it said. Green Man farm site should be sold, Labour MS says 2023-02-09T05:00:00Z It has about 10 percent of the planet’s arable land for around 20 percent of the global population. China’s Bid to Improve Food Production? Giant Towers of Pigs. 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z It needed to diversify, he said, making use of its millions of acres of arable land prime for large-scale farming and raising livestock. Hopes for Peace in South Sudan Are Pinned on a Papal Visit 2023-02-04T05:00:00Z As extreme weather and human activity degrade the world's arable land, scientists and developers are looking at new and largely unproven methods to save soil for agriculture. Jump or be pushed: German conservatives turn on ex-Nazi hunter over race comments 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z "We have the potential, with around 60% of arable land here that is not exploited," he said. Africa needs to learn to feed itself, says Senegal president 2023-01-25T05:00:00Z The continent’s potential is evident in one statistic: Africa has 60 percent of the world’s uncultivated arable land. Yellen visits Zambian farm to showcase Africa’s ag potential 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z The country's potential was huge, agreed one senior Treasury official, noting that about 58% of Zambia's land is arable but only 16% are used to produce food. Yellen calls for urgent action to improve food security, climate resilience in Africa 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z The yeast is fed on sugars from sugar cane plants grown on land already used for arable farming. Lab-grown alternatives aim to cut palm oil dependence 2023-01-15T05:00:00Z This year, the heavy rains in Nigeria flooded at least 270,000 acres of arable land, leaving analysts warning of a further worsening of food insecurity in the region. At Least 135 Die in Congo as Floods and Landslides Hit Capital 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z Fragrant date palms, first grown by Arabs who arrived in the seventh century, freckle stretches of arable land hemmed in by sand dunes. The 25 Travel Experiences You Must Have 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z Climate change is exacerbating the loss of arable land as temperatures rise and rainfall becomes more irregular. In dry, unreliable weather, Indian farmers restore arid land 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z And they lost 18 percent less arable land to landslides. What Hurricanes Taught Puerto Rico About Feeding Itself 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z Date palms provide shade for other arable crops, like wheat and vegetables. A journey through Morocco’s vanishing oases Large-scale solar installations on arable land are becoming increasingly popular in Europe and North America, as farmers seek to make the most of their land and establish a second source of revenue. Sweet or not? German farmer trials solar roofs for orchard 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z If farmers had to maintain arable soil using alternate means, the cost of food would be much higher than it is now. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Topsoil is being lost far faster than nature can replenish it; 30 percent of arable land has been exhausted since the mid-20th century. We won't be the first civilization to collapse — but we may well be the last 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z One of the criticisms of bioplastic made with corn and sugar is that it uses arable land on a hungry planet. Billions pour into bioplastics as markets begin ramping up 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z There are several hundred of acres of arable land, but mostly it is a demonstration farm designed to show the public how farming works. Farmers are embracing solar power to beat soaring energy bills 2022-08-08T04:00:00Z Brown hares are most commonly found on arable land and open grassland. Tougher measures to tackle hare coursing in force 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z These predictions have been made and tested, and many such changes have been found, such as the modification of arable areas for agriculture, with change based on temperature averages. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z In remote areas, poor industrial practices like burying copper-laced sludge, burning trash or spraying chemical fertilizers mean that about one-fifth of China’s arable land is contaminated with heavy metals. A Chinese artist fights pollution with rock music 2022-07-26T04:00:00Z The channels were built in communist times to drain the area and increase the arable land. 'I want to breed horses, not camels': Hungarian farmers battle 'historic' drought 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z "We have the arable land. We have the manpower. We have the favourable weather to plant and get the best out of it. So we should be exporting instead of importing," Ms Okoroji adds. Nigeria's big push to grow its own coconuts 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z Replacing the work of these organisms in forming arable soil is not practically possible. Environmental Biology 2018-09-06T00:00:00Z "I've never known farming to be so volatile and so stressful," says Andrew Ward, who runs a 1,600-acre arable farm in Lincolnshire, growing wheat, barley and rapeseed. Farmers cut food production as costs soar 2022-06-29T04:00:00Z India’s monsoon is crucial for its farm output and economic growth, with just over half of arable land fed by rain. Analysis-India looks to rains, not just rates, to cool hot inflation 2022-06-15T04:00:00Z Nepal’s agriculture ministry estimated that about 30 percent of arable land, mainly in hilly areas, was no longer being used. On Climate Change’s Front Lines, Old Worries Take On Fresh Urgency 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z Only 7 percent of arable land in Cuba is irrigated. In Cuba, a frantic search for milk Annabel, 31, an arable and beef farmer, works on her family's farm in the Scottish Borders, managing 2,500 acres along the Berwickshire coast with her father, Will. Focus on female farmers in Northumberland and the Scottish Borders 2022-05-15T04:00:00Z They cite reasons ranging from aesthetics that would harm property values to fears about health and safety, and loss of arable land, farm culture, or wildlife habitat. Special Report: U.S. solar expansion stalled by rural land-use protests 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z “As Putin’s War continues, more and more arable Ukrainian land is ruined by Russian tanks, shells, and landmines—risking a much longer-term food crisis.” Thousands of goods railcars stuck at Ukraine’s border as war hits exports 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z Andrew Brown, a farmer in Rutland, Leicestershire, grows about 400 acres of arable crops, such as wheat, barley, beans and linseed. Fertilisers: UK to reward green farming practices as costs surge 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z Planting right up against a busy road is not ideal, but in Afghanistan there is only so much arable land. A Bomb Crater as Business Partner for a Pit Stop on an Afghan Highway 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z Much of the land itself was stony, and only a small part of it was arable, or suitable for farming. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z In recent years, the number of undernourished people in the Arab world has increased because of the overreliance on food imports, as well as a scarcity of arable land and rapid population growth. In North Africa, Ukraine War Strains Economies Weakened by Pandemic 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z Ukraine is also a significant producer of uranium, titanium, iron ore, steel and ammonia, and a major source of Europe’s arable land. Ukraine crisis could add to the problems facing U.S. economy 2022-02-23T05:00:00Z John Charles-Jones, who is an arable farmer in Nottinghamshire, said the winter wheat and spring beans he produces rely on fertiliser for a maximum yield. Fertilisers: UK to reward green farming practices as costs surge 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z Drawing from thousands of data sources, the company predicts things like where soybean prices are headed, how climate change will impact arable land and what’s going on with Brazil’s coffee crop. ‘I Know What the End of the World Looks Like’ 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z According to the Wildlife Trusts, the SFI allows 30% of arable soils to be left bare over winter, which is damaging to soil health. Farmers could be paid for post-Brexit land changes 2022-01-05T05:00:00Z The new fields amount to roughly twice the area of Spain, and the increase is several times higher than FAO’s estimate of a 2.6% growth in “arable land,” the authors report today in Nature Food. Cropland has gobbled up over 1 million square kilometers of Earth’s surface 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z In central Afghanistan, property disputes of another nature are playing out: the marginalization and displacement of ethnic minorities in order to seize their arable land. In Afghanistan, ‘Who Has the Guns Gets the Land’ 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z Her arable farm, for example, has introduced new techniques such as an approach to planting crops which eschews ploughing and involves less soil disturbance. Can the food we eat help tackle climate change? 2021-11-08T05:00:00Z The growth of cities in the Middle East and east Mediterranean also means a loss of arable land that could hold such moisture. Scientists urge speedy switch to renewables in Middle East 2021-10-11T04:00:00Z The supply of arable land is limited — less than one-fifth of the acreage in the United States is suitable for farming — and food is essential. Farmland Is Valuable, but Buying It Is Tricky for Fund Investors 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z It has no significant oil and gas reserves, scant arable land, an inadequate water supply and a single seaport too remote to be of much economic advantage. While his country struggles, Jordan’s King Abdullah secretly splurges The National Farmers' Union said arable farmers were also being affected by the shortage. HGV driver shortage: Stafford farmer told to dump milk 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z The CBI said members also cited shortages of fruit and flower pickers, food and meat processing operatives, livestock and arable workers, factory assembly workers, scaffolders, carpenters, chefs, cleaners and housekeepers. Staff shortages could last two years, says CBI 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z A road is being built from the mission that goes directly up to the arable land on the mountain. After mudslide, priest gets narcos’ help to build new town 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z That system feeds fields converted from marshy lakes to arable land by the government more than a century ago. ‘Trying to survive’: Wells dry up amid Oregon water woes 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z Evaporation then reduced the lake to one-quarter of its former size and created thousands of arable acres in an area that had been underwater for millennia. ‘Nobody’s winning’ as drought upends life in US West basin 2021-07-01T04:00:00Z "There will be significant population movements, fights over land, millions of people leaving places because they're literally sinking below the sea in Indonesia, because of the fights over what is arable land anymore," he added. Keystone XL pipeline halted after Biden blocks permit 2021-06-09T04:00:00Z The most notable case may be that of the billionaire Bass brothers of Texas, who bought up thousands of acres of arable land in the Imperial Valley in the 1990s. Column: Wall Street can now bet on the price of California water. Watch out 2021-01-03T05:00:00Z Amidst these pressures, the practice of deforestation to create new swaths of arable land must end in order to preserve biodiversity and maintain valuable carbon sinks. Stop Arguing over GMO Crops 2020-12-14T05:00:00Z Their analysis concludes that the amount of biomass required would leave the world with inadequate arable land to grow food. Readers Respond to the August 2020 Issue 2020-12-12T05:00:00Z But the cultural land becomes more arable when there’s broad recognition that artists matter to civic life, that their contributions clarify and cleanse the collective imagination. No matter who wins the election, artists will called upon to repair a broken nation 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z China feeds 22 percent of the world’s population with only 10 percent of the world's arable land. Orwell’s nightmare? Facial recognition for animals promises a farmyard revolution. 2020-08-23T04:00:00Z Patches of bare earth created by the bison dust bathing are good for lizards and rare arable weeds, while their bark stripping creates standing deadwood for fungi and insects such as stag beetles. Bison to be introduced into Kent woodland 2020-07-09T04:00:00Z Regional food reserves, for example, would reduce pressures on wealthier food-importing nations to try to control more arable land in developing nations. How an alliance of democracies can prevent future pandemics 2020-04-26T04:00:00Z The second concern is that the transition from coal to biofuel would require setting aside vast tracts of arable land – some estimates say one to two times the size of India. Could Microsoft’s climate crisis ‘moonshot’ plan really work? 2020-04-23T04:00:00Z Newfoundland and Labrador, with a tiny fraction of Canada’s arable land, plan to add farm area the size of Toronto, the nation’s largest city. Wheat in Whitehorse: how climate change helps feed Canada's remote regions 2020-03-23T04:00:00Z The climate crisis will not help: pests will multiply as temperatures rise; floods, droughts and extreme weather will ravage crops; and desertification will take large bites out of currently available arable land. The small Dutch town that wants to shape the future of your food 2020-03-05T05:00:00Z As climate change reshapes our world, we face a future filled with new pressures and constraints on resources, including arable land, food and water. Opinion | White Supremacy Goes Green 2020-02-28T05:00:00Z Intensive arable farming is designed to raise yields and eliminate pests and disease. The end of farming? 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z But, she warns, new highways on the drawing board for the region could make them accessible, and future demand for arable land might make them desirable. Peru’s Peatlands Could Greatly Accelerate Global Warming 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z “They destroy families and communities, arable land and livestock.” Trump administration reverses Obama-era restrictions on land mines 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z A redrawn, demilitarized Palestinian state would be subject to Israeli control over its security, while receiving tracts of desert in return for arable land settled by Israelis. Kushner says he hopes Israel waits on sovereignty steps in West Bank 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z A global soil crisis threatens the very basis of our subsistence, as great tracts of arable land lose their fertility through erosion, compaction and contamination. Lab-grown food is about to destroy farming – and save the planet | George Monbiot 2020-01-08T05:00:00Z When the country was blockaded during the second world war and the nation’s farmers were told to convert scrub and pasture to sown fields, arable land doubled. The end of farming? 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z In Africa, where 80 percent of farms are small plots of about five acres or less, 65 percent of arable land is degraded. Farming Degrades Land; Farming Can Also Bring It Back 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z He also said that converting arable land to less pollution-sensitive crops would also help mitigate risks. China shuts 1,300 metal firms since 2016 in soil clean-up 2019-11-29T05:00:00Z In a heavily segregated city where race and inequality can define one’s life outcome, not to mention the obstacles of food deserts and urban decay, now there is an arable green oasis. Meet the activists bringing urban farms to one of America's most deprived cities 2019-11-28T05:00:00Z This is likely to hit arable farming as hard as cultured milk and meat production will hit livestock farming. Lab-grown food is about to destroy farming – and save the planet | George Monbiot 2020-01-08T05:00:00Z She gave birth to a son, and was eventually widowed and left, she says, with “putative control of fifty-nine-point-eight percent of the arable land and about the same percentage of the decision-making process.” Joan Didion’s Early Novels of American Womanhood 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z “We are a wet country, where grass grows everywhere – even in places unsuitable for arable crops.” To eat or not to eat: 10 of the world's most controversial foods 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z In the mid-1990s, cotton pesticide sprays accounted for nearly half of all pesticides used even though cotton was planted on just five percent of arable land. For India’s cotton farmers, cooperatives — not technology — offer stability 2019-11-16T05:00:00Z We regularly publish views from contributors, such as this one from Leicestershire livestock and arable farmer Joe Stanley. Animals farmed: Pet smuggling, animal testing and swine fever warnings 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z The total arable land affected by drought in the Yangtze’s middle and lower reaches was 154% higher than last year, the ministry said. China's Yangtze region facing severe drought, affecting production: report 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z Converting grassland overseas to arable uses also reduces the amount of carbon stored in the soil. Swing to organic farming would boost emissions 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z “It’s essential that Haiti get out from under the current constitution before any deals to develop mineral resources or arable lands go forward,” he warned. Pro-democracy movement in Haiti swells despite lethal police violence 2019-10-19T04:00:00Z Looney grew up on a dairy farm in Kerry, Ireland, with about eight arable acres, he told the Irish Independent newspaper last year. BP’s new CEO needs to steer company through world wary of oil 2019-10-06T04:00:00Z “The amount of arable land is decreasing and the world population is growing so how can we produce enough healthy food in the future?,” Moo-ving to the future? Cows try 'Floating Farm' in Rotterdam 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z Just 2.9% of Yemen’s land is considered to be usable arable land. Saudi-led forces launch airstrikes on Yemeni city of Hodeidah 2019-09-20T04:00:00Z Much of the area in question is open, arable land that the Israeli Army already uses for operations. A Look at the West Bank Area Netanyahu Vowed to Annex 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z In the Sahel region of Africa for instance, degradation of arable land “is intensifying competition for already scarce resources”, she said. Climate crisis is greatest ever threat to human rights, UN warns 2019-09-09T04:00:00Z Twenty years after independence, a white minority, accounting for less than 2 percent of the population, still controlled more than half the arable land. Robert Mugabe, Strongman Who Cried, ‘Zimbabwe Is Mine,’ Dies at 95 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z Just 1% of the land owners control half the arable land. Amazon fires are a shameful indictment of our lust for excess 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z The mosaic will be opened to the public on Saturday but will then be carefully reburied because of its location on private arable farming land. Roman mosaic discovery 'three of a kind in world' 2019-08-30T04:00:00Z Robots are still relatively unusual in UK arable farming but machines are being developed all over the world to handle everything from mapping to planting, pruning and picking. Five ways farmers are tackling climate change 2019-08-18T04:00:00Z Monsoon rains are crucial for India’s farm output and economic growth as about 55% of the country’s arable land is reliant on rainfall and agriculture forms about 15% of a $2.5 trillion economy. India to get above-average monsoon rains in next two weeks: weather... 2019-07-25T04:00:00Z The monsoon season is responsible for around 70% of India’s annual rainfall, and is particularly important for the farm sector since more than half of the country’s arable land is rain-fed. India's PM calls for water conservation push as drought hits crops 2019-06-30T04:00:00Z And South Africa’s agrarian potential is limited: only about eleven per cent of the country’s land is arable, and less than two per cent is currently set up for irrigation. Who Owns South Africa? 2019-05-06T04:00:00Z Farming accounts for one-third of the country’s economy, although only 12 percent of its land is arable. After drought and floods, Afghanistan confronts critical harvest 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z Nor how any such reductions would mitigate its use of ever-more-scarce arable land and fresh water. What the Green New Deal will mean for your hamburger | Jan Dutkiewicz 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z Mishra’s report said North Korea faces annual shortfalls in agricultural production because of a shortage of arable land, lack of access to modern agricultural equipment and fertilizers, and recurrent natural disasters. UN: 11 million North Korean need food and kids are stunted 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z Now we have more fresh water, more ability to grow food from more rain, longer growing seasons and more arable land. Where Glaciers Melt Away, Switzerland Sees Opportunity 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z It was also the basis for the notorious Natives Land Act of 1913, which in its final form allocated a mere thirteen per cent of all arable land to the black majority. Who Owns South Africa? 2019-05-06T04:00:00Z Three-quarters of the Sahel’s arable land is expected to be lost in the same period. Trump's Border Wall Highlights the Climate-Migration Connection 2019-01-22T05:00:00Z While climate change could actually benefitcolder parts of the world with longer growing seasons, tropical and subtropical regions in Africa, South America, India and Europe could lose vast chunks of arable land. 10 worst-case climate predictions if global temperatures rise above 1.5 degrees Celsius 2019-01-04T05:00:00Z In fact, only 3% of arable land in Europe is given over to protein crops such as pulses, and Europe imports more than two-thirds of its animal feed. Protein mania: the rich world’s new diet obsession 2019-01-04T05:00:00Z Areas now arable may cease to be, but areas not now arable will become so. Where Glaciers Melt Away, Switzerland Sees Opportunity 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z I was going back to a place where many black people resent the inequality which keeps 67% of arable farmland in white hands, and where white people fear violent attack and dispossession. How race relations in the 'rainbow nation' have become toxic 2018-12-17T05:00:00Z Quintupling biofuel production would require a huge amount of additional arable land, far more than existed in the United States. Palm Oil Was Supposed to Help Save the Planet. Instead It Unleashed a Catastrophe. 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z "But that would require a lot of arable land," Pacala added, noting that population growth is expected to double the demand for food. Scientists Back Efforts to Pull CO2 from the Atmosphere 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z The developers claim they can increase arable farming revenues by up to 40%, and reduce production costs by as much as 60%. ‘We'll have space bots with lasers, killing plants’: the rise of the robot farmer 2018-10-20T04:00:00Z The key to change will be collaboration among all the players in the food system, adds Florence Leprince, an agronomist at Arvalis, a technical institute for arable crops in Montardon, France. France’s decade-old effort to slash pesticide use failed. Will a new attempt succeed? 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z In retirement, he became a civic activist in Montgomery County, Md., focusing on causes such as the effects of erosion of arable farmland, planning and land use, and transportation policies. Community deaths 2018-10-07T04:00:00Z About eight in 10 Timorese people depend on subsistence food production and much of the land is arable, but an extraordinary number of people do not know what to grow or eat. 'She didn’t have the energy to cry': Timor-Leste and its struggle against malnutrition 2018-09-16T04:00:00Z For 17 years we had struggled to make our conventional arable and dairy business profitable, but on heavy Low Weald clay, we could never compete with farms on lighter soils. If you want to save the world, veganism isn’t the answer | Isabella Tree 2018-08-25T04:00:00Z The Kremlin said this week it will offer some 2.5 million acres of arable land to foreign investors in what analysts describe as a bid to replace the U.S. as China’s go-to soybean partner. Russia offer complicates U.S. battle with China over soybeans 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z In the House of Lords, the privileged group was the aristocracy that still owned about 80 per cent of all the arable land in England. America looks hopeless — a lot like the “mother country” once did 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z At that time, most of the country's arable land was owned by some 4,000 white farmers. Reality Check: What happened to Zimbabwe's land reforms? 2018-07-25T04:00:00Z Total arable land declined for a fourth consecutive year in 2017 as a result of new construction and tougher environmental requirements, the government said in May. China's environment ministry approves new plan to tackle rural... 2018-07-24T04:00:00Z Now we have fruiting fungi and orchids appearing in our former arable fields: an indication that subterranean networks of mycorrhizal fungi are spreading. If you want to save the world, veganism isn’t the answer | Isabella Tree 2018-08-25T04:00:00Z The offer involves arable land in Russia’s Far East, a region Moscow claims the land is great for soybeans. Russia offer complicates U.S. battle with China over soybeans 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z Six farmers gave evidence from the arable, horticulture, pig, poultry, beef and sheep and dairy sectors. Farmers 'need certainty after Brexit' 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z In addition, limits are being reached in arable land, which is being lost because of pollution and erosion while food demand rises. Malthus’ moment? Population is outstripping the planet’s resources 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z For 17 years we carried on the family tradition of arable and dairy farming. When Nature Runs Wild, the Results Can Be Spectacular 2018-06-16T04:00:00Z “More extreme weather events such as droughts and floods, rising sea levels that will destroy arable land, and disruption of marine life will all result in less food,” she explained before the event. Margaret Atwood: women will bear brunt of dystopian climate future 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z It said as much as 8 percent of China’s arable land was contaminated by heavy metals. China aims to boost solid waste recycling, halt illegal dumping 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z The largely mountainous country also suffers from a shortage of arable land, Beasley said, with only 15 to 20 percent of land available for cultivation. U.N. World Food chief hopes ‘new spirit’ will benefit children in North Korea 2018-05-12T04:00:00Z He told the BBC's Radio 4 programme Today that the farming he saw in the countryside reflected the fact that only about a fifth of the land is arable. UN gains 'unprecedented' N Korea access 2018-05-12T04:00:00Z While such woes are common in other food-insecure countries, North Korea faces the added hardship of being mostly mountainous, forcing its citizens to cultivate every scrap of arable land, Beasley said. AP Interview: Food agency head hopes talks help N. Koreans 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z Many measurements look at agricultural impact without making a distinction between arable v livestock, or industrial v small farms. What is the true cost of eating meat? 2018-05-07T04:00:00Z Eventually it reached the point where most of the sugar industry was in U.S. hands, and foreigners owned 70% of the arable land. Who Is Miguel Díaz-Canel, Cuba’s New President? 2018-04-19T04:00:00Z And using existing food crops or arable land for biofuel production might lead to deforestation if farms are expanded elsewhere to make up for lost food production. Biofuels can help solve climate change, especially with a carbon tax | John Abraham 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z The community soon prospered working the rich, arable lands of Sao Paulo state, where they revolutionised agricultural techniques, growing a variety of vegetables, rice and greens, some of which they introduced to the country. A little corner of Brazil that is forever Okinawa 2018-02-03T05:00:00Z It involves a shift away from a preoccupation with producing enough grain for the country’s needs, towards boosting rural incomes by encouraging farmers to grow more profitable crops and use scarce arable land more efficiently. Why China needs bigger farms 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z We've seen short term gains at the expense of long term damage for decades.... irrigation leading to rising salt levels in soil and dams destroying good land in efforts to make marginal land arable. Seeking the Source of the Vanishing Great Salt Lake 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z Eventually, the Aztecs expanded the ancient capital with landfill and planted crops on floating gardens called chinampas, plots of fertile, arable soil on the shallow lake beds of the Valley of Mexico. Age-old mistakes haunt Mexico’s ‘green’ airport of future 2017-11-20T05:00:00Z Nigeria, for one example, with vast arable land, is a net IMporter of its staple, rice. Opinion | Rick Perry’s Strange Sex Story 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z Ubico passed a law requiring indigenous Guatemalans to work for landowners - which is to say the United Fruit Company, which owned most of Guatemala's arable land. How refrigeration revolutionised global trade 2017-11-19T05:00:00Z Cotton is the only GM crop currently allowed to be sold in the world’s second most populous country where arable land is shrinking. India drags feet on GM mustard permit amid powerful opposition 2017-10-24T04:00:00Z Environmentalists say that glyphosate is congruous with continuous arable cropping and an acceleration of the “pesticide treadmill”. EU on brink of historic decision on pervasive glyphosate weedkiller 2017-10-24T04:00:00Z The strife is often linked to the competition for resources and arable land, especially with much of the Somali Region in the grip of a severe drought. ‘They started to burn our houses’: Ethnic strife in Ethiopia threatens a key U.S. ally 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z By the 1920s, a tenth of the population owned over seven-tenths of the arable land. For Asia, the path to prosperity starts with land reform 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z But the arable land around where Vail farms is disappearing, as development sprawls and coastal loss creeps northward. Climate change will likely wreck their livelihoods – but they still don't buy the science 2017-08-18T04:00:00Z Cotton is the only GM crop currently allowed to be sold in the world’s second most populous country where arable land is shrinking. India drags feet on GM mustard permit amid powerful opposition 2017-10-24T04:00:00Z “It was a very ragged and worn individual found feeding on ragwort in the grassy edge of an arable field.” Rare butterfly spotted in Scotland for the first time since 1884 2017-08-17T04:00:00Z Until it was developed, the prairie was an unbounded space, more like an ocean than a stretch of arable land. 'The devil's rope': How barbed wire changed America - BBC News 2017-08-06T04:00:00Z By the war, half of Japan’s arable land was worked by tenant farmers, and rent was never less than half the crop. For Asia, the path to prosperity starts with land reform 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z On one level, that world of the American west was a long way from my own bleak, arable landscape. 'It was like meeting a cowboy': Ed Harris, Kathy Burke and others remember Sam Shepard 2017-08-02T04:00:00Z But the lessons learned in Kubuqi will prove invaluable in a country that boasts the world’s largest population but only 7% of its arable fields, and where 27% of the land suffers from degradation. What We Can Learn From the Greening of China's Kubuqi Desert 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z Why would an ambitious chef open a restaurant in western Norway, where only 3 percent of the land is arable and the growing season is a blip? Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump, Poland: Your Wednesday Briefing 2017-07-19T04:00:00Z In this scenario, not only would all the world’s arable land be used for agriculture but so too would the world’s deserts, plus some. An Atlas for the End of the World 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z The richest resource for arable farmers is soil. Technology: The Future of Agriculture : Nature : Nature Research 2017-04-25T04:00:00Z Cotton is the only GM crop currently allowed to be sold in the world's second most populous country where arable land is shrinking. India government think-tank backs local GM crop policy: document 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z Some deforestation is caused by ranchers and farmers looking to expand arable land. Millions of Colombians at risk to climate change: minister 2017-04-25T04:00:00Z Sprawl eats up huge areas in very inefficient ways, destroying arable land and creating monocultures. Where is the world's most sprawling city? 2017-04-19T04:00:00Z Say you changed centrally held figures for a key metric such as soil fertility that many arable farmers use to organise their planting schedules. How fake data could lead to failed crops and other woes - BBC News 2017-03-20T04:00:00Z The landlocked nation is largely desert, less than 20% of the land is arable, and that number is shrinking due to climate change. Why have four children when you could have seven? Family planning in Niger 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z Over time, they expanded the city with landfill and planted crops on floating gardens called chinampas, plots of arable soil created from wattle and sediment. Mexico City is a parched and sinking capital 2017-02-18T05:00:00Z It cited illegal use of arable land, extraction of groundwater in prohibited areas and construction on nature reserves among the infractions by developers. China bans more than 100 golf courses to safeguard resources 2017-01-22T05:00:00Z "Historically before oil, we were actually an arable country. So there is a lot of drive and initiative to actually build infrastructure around agricultural opportunity," he says. The year in business: A review of 2016 - BBC News 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z According to some scientists, one third of the world’s arable land has been lost to soil erosion or pollution in the past 40 years. Teargas, trees and oil: my life in the greatest job on earth | John Vidal 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z The researchers looked at ten countries which together represent 54 percent of the total population of sub-Saharan Africa and 58 percent of its arable land. Africa must act now if it is to feed itself in 2050: scientists 2016-12-12T05:00:00Z With only 40% of the country’s arable land under cultivation, the obvious solution is to grow more food. Can a group of idealistic young graduates succeed in Nigerian farming, when so many others have failed? 2016-11-25T05:00:00Z The relocation process begins with the government asking geological experts to look for sufficient arable land elsewhere in Ningxia, Mr. Zhang said, then gauging whether enough water can be transferred to those places. Resettling China’s ‘Ecological Migrants’ 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z With the largest arable area in eastern Aleppo, it's the potential breadbasket for surviving siege. In Aleppo, jewel of Syrian rebellion faces possible collapse 2016-10-22T04:00:00Z With the largest arable area in eastern Aleppo, it’s the potential breadbasket for surviving siege. In Aleppo, jewel of Syrian rebellion faces possible collapse 2016-10-22T04:00:00Z Most economic activity takes place along the Nile River Valley, where the tiny amount of the nation’s arable land resides. Egypt in Photos 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z The forests provided valuable arable land and were the source of important food crops, such as maize, tomatoes, beans and peanuts. Dry tropical forests 'overlooked and under threat' - BBC News 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z The floods also waterlogged 16,000 hectares of arable soil, making it more difficult for those who live off the land to start again. North Korea’s deadly floods undermine the nation's projection of power 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z More than 35,500 houses and 8,700 schools and other buildings were damaged, as well as almost 40,000 acres of arable land, they said. After North Korea Flooding, Relief Agencies Help Tens of Thousands 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z The amount of grain that has to be produced to feed cattle and other livestock doesn’t make much sense when, with all that arable land, you can feed people directly while using less water. This is what a vegan looks like… 2016-09-11T04:00:00Z Most economic activity takes place along the Nile River Valley, where the tiny amount of the nation’s arable land resides. Egypt in Photos 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z Julian Perrowne is manager of Jack Burns Farms in Lincolnshire, which grows arable crops and vegetables. Lincolnshire farmer: 'We could not operate without migrants' - BBC News 2016-09-04T04:00:00Z The sport, however, has been shunned again as one of the spoils of corruption and waste in a country with a shrinking supply of arable land. So that's why Chinese buyers snapped up the troubled Malibu Golf Club site 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z The nation of 1.3 billion accounts for almost a fifth of the world’s population, yet boasts just 7% of arable land. Can China Reform Its Agriculture Industry Fast Enough to Feed Its People? 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z In the agricultural Andes region, around 65% of arable land was left fallow this year because of lack of seeds and fertilizer, said agribusiness lobby Fedeagro. Venezuela to Reopen Colombia Border 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z Yet 80 percent of arable land is already in use globally. Can we feed the world without cutting forests? It can be done, says U.N. 2016-07-18T04:00:00Z In contrast, Norway still meets its own needs for meat and dairy products despite its limited arable land base. The bright side of Brexit: Leaving the European Union could create a more just Britain 2016-07-13T04:00:00Z The report warns that unchecked Chinese meat consumption will also degrade its arable land and worsen the country’s problems with obesity and diabetes. China's plan to cut meat consumption by 50% cheered by climate campaigners 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z Valuable arable land is gnawed away to build urban clusters, where the consumption of meat, grain and diary products is far higher. Can China Reform Its Agriculture Industry Fast Enough to Feed Its People? 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z The June to September monsoon is crucial for farm output and economic growth in India, where just over half of arable land is fed by rain. Monsoon rains cover half of India; to accelerate sowing 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z Fiji’s leading export has long been sugar; sugar cane covers three-quarters of its arable land. The leeward side of fortune 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z It ranked as the top pesticide for arable crops in the U.K., according to the country’s environmental department, and applied to 39% of Germany’s total arable area, according to research by German academics. Health Concerns Delay EU Vote on Monsanto’s Roundup Weedkiller 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z With over 40% of China’s arable land degraded, and 80% of underground wells polluted to the point of being unfit even for bathing, channeling depleted resources to golf courses appears imprudent to say the least. China's Communist Party Cadres Can Play Golf Again 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z Currently, these prime fields comprise 75 million acres, and by 2020 the government wants to increase that to 130-165 million acres — around half of all arable land in the country. Can China Reform Its Agriculture Industry Fast Enough to Feed Its People? 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z The principle is true for any stock or capital, from mobile phones to arable land and cultural heritage. The circular economy 2016-03-22T04:00:00Z Its nearly 200 million acres of arable land could feed much of Africa, and the mighty Congo River holds the power to light up the continent. Meet the Colorado businessman who is running for president in Congo 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z Irrigation is a centerpiece of that promise in a country where nearly half of the arable land depends on monsoon rains. Modi's new growth recipe: Just add water 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z Currently, one-third of all the arable land on the planet is being used to grow feed for livestock. Solar cars might be impressive. But vegan diets are better for the planet | Leilani Münter 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z To cope with both grassland and arable land demands, the overall use of mineral phosphorus fertiliser must double by the middle of the century. Global food production needs 'significant' fertiliser boost - BBC News 2016-02-17T05:00:00Z Yet China needs GM technology more than any other country as it tries to feed 21% of the world’s population with less than 10% of its arable land. China’s Biotech Play 2016-02-12T05:00:00Z What do you call a city that owns enough arable land to feed itself? Are cities the new countries? - BBC News 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z East Anglia - an area of arable farmland - and the flats of Lincolnshire are simply easier to metal detect on than hilly farmland in, say, Cumbria or the Pennines. The best places in England for unearthing lost treasure - BBC News 2016-01-17T05:00:00Z Just looking at the numbers should set alarm bells ringing: Almost two-thirds of the world's arable land is in Africa. Africa's economic prospects in 2016: Looking for silver linings - BBC News 2016-01-08T05:00:00Z A changing climate and growing human population will continue to place enormous pressures on the world’s arable lands, which will need to produce 70 percent more food by 2050. 14 Dirty Photos That Show Why Soil Matters 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z Agricultural output will have to increase to feed more mouths, even though the amount of fresh water available for irrigation is decreasing, and most of Earth's arable land is already under cultivation. Agriculture: A new breed of edits : Nature : Nature Publishing Group 2015-12-01T05:00:00Z Outsiders, looking for arable land, also have increasingly moved into their high mountain valleys. As floods hit, Pakistan’s Kalasha people fear for their way of life 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z Qian said that villagers are thankful for the increase in arable land, and happy to spend less on funerals. In China, a cremation order has driven some elderly to desperate acts 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z Coming into play is China’s need to safeguard its food supply by maintaining a minimum area of land—120 million hectares of arable land—for growing crops. China’s vanishing coastal wetlands are nearing critical red line 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z Nauru, a desolate island just south of the Equator that was ravaged by decades of phosphate mining, has little arable land, limited fresh water and few economic prospects. Australia’s Migrant Rules Criticized Over Abyan, a Somali Asylum Seeker 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z By July, the provincial Islamic State Center for Agriculture and Irrigation announced a new summer crop-planting schedule in which 70% of arable land should be seeded with crops that require only one watering a day. In a Shift, Islamic State Tries to Show It Can Govern 2015-10-13T04:00:00Z But even allowing for that, the rich world seemed blind to the price signals of 2008 and 2011, presumably because of the credit crunch and a lack of unused arable land. Oily food 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z These include turning more than 1.5 million acres of barren western desert into arable land, and the startup of the Suez Canal development project. Re-Engineering Egypt’s Economy 2015-09-27T04:00:00Z Eighteen million farmers in 28 countries grow GM crops on 181 million hectares, which is 13% of the world's arable land. GM crop-growing banned in Northern Ireland - BBC News 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z In 1980, the country was home to about 120,000 whites and more than 7 million blacks, but whites owned about half of the arable land. Zimbabwe seized white farmers’ land. Now some are being invited back. 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z He branded traditional funerary rites as “feudal superstition” and burials a waste of arable land. China’s funeral revolutionaries | Jonathan Kaiman 2015-09-08T04:00:00Z In 1790, just two percent of Cuba’s arable land was under cultivation. What the U.S. and Cuba Can Learn From the Past 2015-08-25T04:00:00Z America has more arable land than any other country on Earth, but that amount is shrinking—3,000 acres are lost to development every day. To Feed Billions, Farms Are About Data as Much as Dirt 2015-08-09T04:00:00Z The amount of arable land is expected to increase only modestly, at best, due to urbanization and a lack of acreage suitable for crops. Farmland Investments Take Root 2015-08-04T04:00:00Z China is also interested in energy resources, as well as in agricultural resources, given China’s lack of arable land. China's Expanding Reach And Growing Influence In Central & Eastern Europe 2015-08-02T04:00:00Z A fifth of China's arable land is poisoned with heavy metals, most of its groundwater is polluted and some experts say air quality is now a bigger killer than smoking. China struggles to contain the environmental damage of its rapid growth - BBC News 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z Concerns were also raised about food security as people asked whether it was more profitable to plant energy crops rather than food crops on arable land. Bioenergy can deliver cleaner future, says global report - BBC News 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z In 2014 the Middle East suffered its driest winter in several decades, triggering drought across the limited arable areas in Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, the Palestinian territories and Iraq. Conservation, solar pumps key to avert Middle East water crisis: officials 2015-06-09T04:00:00Z Angola has millions of acres of rich, arable land and an unusual abundance of mineral wealth, particularly diamonds. Luxury Living in a Failed State 2015-05-25T04:00:00Z This softens the blow, since many arable farmers also raise cows, pigs or chickens. A fuel and your money 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z The government has shut down dozens of courses across the country built in violation of a ban intended to protect China’s limited supplies of water and arable land. China’s Crackdown on Corruption Targets Golf, a ‘Sport for Millionaires’ 2015-04-18T04:00:00Z Wind planted the seed of golf course design in Crenshaw’s arable mind and watched with a horticulturist’s pride as it blossomed. Golf Writer Who Coined ‘Amen Corner’ Was a Master in His Own Field 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z Another is planting crops such as corn or wheat, which now cover most of the world's arable land. Did the Anthropocene Begin in 1950 or 50,000 Years Ago? 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z Just over half of India's nearly 200 million hectares of arable land is rainfed, leaving farmers at the mercy of an often uncertain the monsoon. India turns to 'satellite god' for crop mapping 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z The region is home to abundant arable land; 70 percent of the population there farms. Bill Gates on The Verge: Can GMOs end hunger in Africa? 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z In many ways it is the country's foremost crop; barley is grown on about half of Scotland's arable land, and as a key ingredient in whisky, it underpins a world-wide, multi-billion pound industry. Institute brewing up better barley 2015-02-16T05:00:00Z Upwards of half the arable land in much of Europe was gone; cannibalism arrived as parents ate children. Climate change’s instructive past 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z But with sprawling cities gobbling up arable land, agricultural productivity gains decreasing, and demand for biofuels increasing, supply is not keeping up with demand. Barbarians at the farm gate 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z The remaining arable is under irrigation, which the government plans to expand by a tenth over three years. India turns to 'satellite god' for crop mapping 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z “The world’s greatest river network . . . directly overlies the world’s largest piece of arable land, the American Midwest.” America’s prospects are promising indeed More than 40 percent of China's arable land is suffering from degradation, official news agency Xinhua said, reducing its capacity to produce food for the world's biggest population. More than 40 percent of China's arable land degraded: Xinhua 2014-11-04T05:00:00Z Warming increased the amount of arable land — there were vineyards in northern England — leading, Rosen says, to Europe’s “first sustained population increase since the fall of the Roman Empire.” Climate change’s instructive past 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z Another MP who sits on the committee is Labour's Mary Glindon, whose North Tyneside constituency is mainly urban but also takes in significant rural areas, composed mostly of arable farming. The view from the countryside 2014-11-04T05:00:00Z In flat, arable Lincolnshire and Norfolk eastern European migrants working in the vegetable fields stoke claims that local workers are being undercut. The melting pot 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z The office of the inspector general attributes the steady resurgence of poppy growth to a boom in arable land in the previously arid southwestern regions of Afghanistan, made possible by new deep-well technologies. Inspector General: New Opium Highs, Corruption Tear Apart Afghanistan 2014-10-21T04:00:00Z The wells have turned 494,000 acres of desert land into arable agricultural areas over the last decade in southwestern Afghanistan, the center of the country's opium cultivation. Fight against Afghanistan's opium trade is failing, U.S. report says 2014-10-21T04:00:00Z It abounds in arable land, water and natural resources—it is richly endowed with oil, natural gas and precious stones such as jade, rubies and sapphires. Let a million factories rise 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z A report released by the Ministry of Environmental Protection this spring said 19.4% of China's arable land is contaminated. China's battle plans in war on air pollution under scrutiny 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z There is also interest in discovering which microbes are involved, and why arable or managed lands managed to reverse the effect. Carbon in soil vulnerable to warming 2014-09-03T04:00:00Z It says if this continues, more and more forest land or fields currently used for arable crops will be converted for use by livestock as the world's farmers battle to keep up with demand. Greenhouse gas fear over meat eating 2014-08-31T04:00:00Z Because of high opium prices and a cheap and skilled agricultural work force, much of the newly arable land has been dedicated to poppy cultivation, the report says. Fight against Afghanistan's opium trade is failing, U.S. report says 2014-10-21T04:00:00Z There is a possibility of offshore oil, and phosphates, fish and arable land are already being exploited in the occupied territory in violation of international law — and with Western connivance. There's a New Terror Threat Emerging in Western Sahara, and the World Isn't Paying Attention 2014-08-08T04:00:00Z It is more often down to a scarcity of arable land, lack of technical capacity and poor market access. Growing drugs in Peru: finding profitable alternatives for coca farmers 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z More than a quarter of Gaza’s arable land was considered a buffer zone and was unusable by Palestinians before the war, according to the United Nations. Loss of Shelter and Electricity Worsens a Crisis for Fleeing Gazans 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z Not everyone relies on livestock in Senegal - arable farming is massively important, too. Senegal’s cattle rustlers challenged 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z In meet rising food needs, the Indian government wants to increase the amount of arable land by expanding irrigation and controlling flood damage during the annual monsoon season. India’s Grand 'River Linkage' Project: Agricultural Salvation or Folly? 2014-07-11T04:00:00Z George Ponsonby farms around 1,200 hectares of arable land in Gloucestershire. Bird decline linked to pesticide use 2014-07-09T04:00:00Z Rabbits are considered a pest because they eat root and arable crops and damage grassland used to feed cattle and sheep. What is the UK's rabbit population? 2014-06-19T04:00:00Z As scientists developed these plants, their advances were seen in the research community as great strides toward feeding the world’s burgeoning population while arable land dwindled. Can Synthetic Biology Survive in a World Haunted by "Frankenfood"? 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z The most recent scientific reports on climate change warn that increasing drought in Africa is turning arable land to desert. Climate Change Deemed Growing Security Threat by Military Researchers 2014-05-13T04:00:00Z As the sun slowly unlocks frigid water from the icy caps above, the valley’s residents give what modest arable land they have its first tilling, chanting while they plow and rake. Markha Valley Journal: Hikers Spread Democracy in India 2014-05-13T02:01:33Z It will restrict rural households from occupying more than one residential plot, putting a stop to rural-sprawl encroaching on arable land. Society: Realizing China's urban dream 2014-05-07T17:20:25.534Z But there are serious drawbacks to making fuel from food in a world with a growing population and limited arable land. Renewable energy: Biofuels heat up 2014-04-23T17:20:28.668Z And finally, media worry over the quality of arable land because latest official figures show "excessive levels of pollution" in soil samples. China media: Ukraine crisis 2014-04-18T07:14:34Z Iraq is a patchwork of desert and arable land. Iraq insurgents use water as weapon after seizing dam 2014-04-11T10:38:12Z Only two GM varieties have been licensed for commercial harvest in Europe - despite the fact that 12% of the world's arable land is cultivating GM crops. UK scientists call for new GM trials 2014-03-14T00:43:41Z Among other things, he also thinks it's a good bet because of a looming shortage of arable land and a demand for protein worldwide that soybeans help satisfy. Hersch Klaff, big-game hunter in a retail jungle 2014-03-10T05:00:00Z The U.N. body outlined two main options: increase arable land areas and boost productivity rates. U.N. warns food security a risk to Asia-Pacific 2014-03-10T07:08:24Z Varying degrees of drought are hitting almost two thirds of the limited arable land across Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, the Palestinian territories and Iraq. Middle East drought a threat to global food prices 2014-03-07T15:26:05Z Co-op Group's farms are mostly arable, producing cereal for bakers. Co-op's £2bn losses 2014-02-26T07:27:39Z According to the Chinese government, China needs a minimum of 120 million hectares of arable land to feed its people. China must protect high-quality arable land 2014-02-05T18:20:15.563Z Globally 70% of arable land is now being used to grow food for animals, rather than food for people, says the Heinrich Boell Foundation. Changing world of meat eaters 2014-01-09T16:11:54Z One-sixth of China’s arable land — nearly 50 million acres — suffers from soil pollution, according to a book published this year by the Ministry of Environmental Protection. Good Earth No More: Soil Pollution Plagues Chinese Countryside 2013-12-30T18:56:01Z Meanwhile, the share of China's land that is arable fell by a fifth of a percent... China Uncovers Poor State of Its Soil 2013-12-30T12:49:23Z Woodland was once the dominant habitat of the UK but now makes up 12% of land with grassland and arable fields covering two-thirds of the country. National Tree Week 40th Anniversary 2013-11-22T07:43:41Z Although the overall area of arable land has increased in the time between the two surveys, the quality of the land, and so its suitability, has decreased. China must protect high-quality arable land 2014-02-05T18:20:15.563Z A few decades ago, before the estate was taken over by the Woodland Trust, much of it was arable farmland, dotted with patches of ancient woodland. Can our woods be saved by clever planting? 2013-10-25T01:19:44Z While woodlands and arable land were widely associated with being part of national war efforts, wetlands - such as peat bogs and fens - were often overlooked, he added. Wetlands' 'vital role in conflict' 2013-09-04T00:57:57Z Pig farmers now rely heavily on crops such a soya beans, wheat and maize to feed their herds, food which humans could otherwise eat and which require arable land for cultivation. Should pig swill from waste food be back on the menu? 2013-08-21T00:46:58Z And China, which has a shortage of arable land and continuing issues with food safety, is eager to important foodstuffs from America. China’s Cherry Bomb 2013-08-17T04:00:00Z Of the land identified as arable in the latest figures, more than 4 million hectares in the southwest of the country are high in the mountains. China must protect high-quality arable land 2014-02-05T18:20:15.563Z Sitting on 60 percent of the world’s uncultivated arable land, Africa is receiving the attention of investors looking to secure future supplies in the face of rising demand from a growing global population. How To Spark A Green Revolution In Africa 2013-08-13T13:46:00Z That is a chilling prospect for a government tasked with supporting 20% of the world's population on less than 10% of the world's arable land. China's Bad Earth 2013-07-26T22:49:29Z This output would require no further conversions of forests to pastures, no arable land for growing feed crops, no additional applications of fertilizers and pesticides with all the ensuing environmental problems. Should Humans Eat Meat? [Excerpt] 2013-07-19T15:15:05.850Z As cities encroaching on arable land and rising incomes drive up demand, China is finding it harder and harder to feed the world's most populous nation with domestic supply. China May Become Top Wheat Importer after Crops Ruined 2013-07-18T02:36:12.307Z China needs to act to preserve its remaining high-quality arable land by classifying tracts of land as for permanent arable use, particularly in the southeast and in the suburbs of big cities. China must protect high-quality arable land 2014-02-05T18:20:15.563Z Manuring crops involves a long-term investment in arable land. Ancient farmers used manure on crops 2013-07-16T16:58:11Z The rains are crucial for farm output and economic growth as about 55 percent of the south Asian nation's arable land is rain-fed. Monsoon Rains Cover India Early, Boost Crop Hopes 2013-06-17T04:45:00.150Z Corn cleavers, a flower found in arable fields, has undergone one of the most dramatic declines of any plant species and now only survives at the Rothamsted research station. 10% of UK wildlife 'endangered' 2013-05-22T03:00:37Z "Other once common species like the kittiwakes, Scottish wildcat and arable wildflowers are vanishing before our eyes". Scots wildlife 'faces rising threat' 2013-05-21T23:49:53Z Moreover, I worry that they may create a false sense of security and encourage policy-makers to relax efforts to protect China's arable land. China must protect high-quality arable land 2014-02-05T18:20:15.563Z There is a predictable investment boomlet underway that seeks rates of return on crunches over potable water and arable land. Getting rich off global warming 2013-05-05T11:00:00Z Its air and water pollution is abysmal; so is a loss of an arable acreage to desertification. Aid policy: Helping whom, exactly? 2013-04-24T17:52:27Z About 77 percent of its arable land is controlled by 1 percent of the nation’s landowners, according to the last agricultural census, and land disputes simmer in various parts of the country. Boom Times in Paraguay Leave Many Behind 2013-04-25T00:38:35Z His view is rooted in the days when playing on Good Friday, Easter Saturday and Easter Monday was the norm, and rotation was something practised only by arable farmers and gymnasts. Ray Wilkins' history lesson on injuries is eclipsed in science labs 2013-04-07T20:59:01Z There is no spare high-quality arable land that can be cultivated as existing farmland is lost to development. China must protect high-quality arable land 2014-02-05T18:20:15.563Z Some data shows only 15 percent of China’s land is considered arable, and so the pressure now is on the marginal land to produce the food needed. Can Soil Replace Oil as a Source of Energy? [Excerpt] 2013-04-05T18:15:00.207Z Namley a lack of arable land, collective farming practices, poor soil quality, insufficient fertilization, and persistent shortages of tractors and fuel. North Korea's Nuclear Naivety 2013-04-05T16:43:56Z Although she won them compensation at market prices for their land, she dashed the villagers’ hopes of returning it to arable use and, in some cases, of returning to their ancestral homes. Free exchange: Property and the Lady 2013-03-27T16:07:10Z "Until yesterday we were dairy, sheep and arable," he says, when we sit down for coffee. Britain's farming crisis: 'People don't realise how tough everything is' 2013-03-16T20:00:00Z China should also rethink its existing protection policy for arable land, which contributes to the problem because its programmes focus only on individual administrative regions. China must protect high-quality arable land 2014-02-05T18:20:15.563Z In that case, the windiness of the regions would be an asset, making the territory more arable. Can Soil Replace Oil as a Source of Energy? [Excerpt] 2013-04-05T18:15:00.207Z According to the report, with little arable land and scarce supplies, the region is one of the top food importers in the world. Climate Change and Rising Food Prices Heightened Arab Spring 2013-03-04T16:45:00.213Z "It might be fruit or arable or sheep," Smith said. British farmers face hardship as floods wipe out crops in 'worst ever year' 2013-02-23T19:22:36Z It directly employed more than 30,000 people and ran schools, hospitals, flour mills and vast swathes of arable land, much of which it still maintains, further draining its stretched finances. Insight: Congo's neglected state miner hankers for past glory 2013-02-22T11:09:02Z Although the quantity of arable land in China seems healthy, there are serious concerns about its quality — and of its ability to supply future generations with enough food. China must protect high-quality arable land 2014-02-05T18:20:15.563Z In Cambodia, where 55 percent of arable land has been acquired by domestic and foreign agribusiness, authorities have harassed, jailed, and in some cases killed those who protest. Around the World in Six Ideas 2013-02-19T05:00:00Z His government has also designed legislation that will prevent arable land in Hungary from being sold to foreigners. When Locavores Are Nationalists: Hungary is Pig Proud 2013-02-18T07:35:27Z We lose arable land to development at an astounding pace. The Economics of Immigration: Who Wins, Who Loses and Why 2013-01-30T18:20:36Z The Commission says part of their subsidy should be tied to environmental benefits like, say, leaving a portion of arable land un-cultivated. Row over farm 'double payments' 2013-01-22T01:31:05Z Instead, China should set aside crop production 'priority zones' at a national, provincial and county level on the basis of the arable land's potential grain productivity and distribution. China must protect high-quality arable land 2014-02-05T18:20:15.563Z North Korea has little arable land, is prone to natural disasters and struggles to grow enough food for its 24 million people. Kim Jong Un stresses economy not war 2013-01-02T13:25:00Z Nonetheless, investors are starting to look again at farming in Russia, attracted above all by vast tracts of arable land available at rock-bottom prices from struggling sellers. Analysis: Russia helps farmers, consumers by allowing grain exports 2013-01-02T10:26:47Z Feeding a fifth of the world's population on less than 10% of its arable land is a critical issue for the government. China's taste for pork serves up a pollution problem 2013-01-01T17:17:11Z According to U.N. data, 80 percent of Jordanian territory is desert and only 5 percent of its land is considered arable. IHT Special: A Parched Jordan Places Hopes in Reservoir 2012-11-28T21:40:22Z China must work harder to improve the quality of low- and medium-grade arable land, which the country will increasingly rely on to feed itself. China must protect high-quality arable land 2014-02-05T18:20:15.563Z Farmers are now working as close as 100 meters to the fence – reclaiming as much as 35% of Gaza’s arable land, again according to Gisha. Ehud Barak: Why Israel's Defense Minister Resigned 2012-11-26T18:35:33Z The agriculture ministry says that only 22% of potential arable land in a vast country is cultivated. Land reform in Colombia: Peace, land and bread 2012-11-22T16:03:01Z And repeated duplication of claims on land, or two or more parties claiming and receiving subsidies for the same bit of farmland, or non-farming scrub and forest being claimed as arable land. EU leaders gather for almighty budget battle that could tear Brussels apart 2012-11-21T18:29:59Z Against this backdrop, the world’s arable land is shrinking by an estimated 40,000 square miles annually. How Arizona Is Helping America Reduce Dependence On Foreign Natural Resources 2012-11-06T16:43:07Z The signs were spotted on trees in an area of the reserve known as Hullback's Grove, which was an arable field until 2004 when the new woodland was established. Fears that ash disease has spread 2012-10-26T17:08:52Z Nearly 30% of Liberia has been handed out in large-scale concessions in the past five years, and up to 63% of all arable land in Cambodia has been passed over to private companies. Land sold off in past decade could grow food for 1 billion people 2012-10-03T23:01:01Z By 2050, the UN reckons we need to double global food production—a tricky bit of business considering we’re running short on arable land and climate change and drought aren’t making it any easier. Move Over Genetic-Engineering; Biomimicry Seems The Better Bet To Solving Global Hunger 2012-09-11T14:53:56Z No damage to Russia's grain and oilseed harvest was expected, because the flooding passed by key arable regions. Floods damage Russian grain export routes 2012-07-09T15:53:30Z And to do so, China needs arable land, oil and minerals. Op-Ed Contributor: Beijing, a Boon for Africa 2012-06-28T18:47:01Z In the 1990s, less than 3% of Brazil’s population held two-thirds of its half a billion arable hectares. Impeachment of Paraguay's President Still Doesn't Solve Underlying Injustice 2012-06-23T17:35:31Z At the same time, it is important to consider the strong linkages between water-related challenges and other sustainability issues, including energy, arable land and food security. Rio+20: Big businesses club together to demand water is given fair value 2012-06-18T12:59:22Z "Africa is now the last frontier in terms of arable land," said James Nyoro, the Rockefeller Foundation's managing director for Africa. Can an African "Green Revolution" Help Feed the World? 2012-05-02T13:45:00.233Z Even now, some estimates put the number of Africans without access to safe drinking water at more than 300 million and only 5 percent of arable land is irrigated. Africa Sitting on Sea of Groundwater Reserves 2012-04-20T19:45:02.147Z Bees do not occupy and use up arable land. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, October 1879 2012-04-18T02:00:17.060Z Yes, it is resource rich due to large amounts of arable land and mineral wealth. In Latin America, a new day is dawning 2012-04-17T22:48:00Z The area given over to arable land and pasture is small in extent. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z From its arable south to its ancient Niger River cultures to its vast northern sands, it alone amounts to half a dozen countries. IHT Rendezvous: Protecting What Mali Stands For 2012-04-10T16:43:31Z But in these parts the amount of arable land wasted in roads and lanes is almost criminal. Punch, or the London Charivari, October 28th 1893 2012-04-05T02:00:37.137Z In the greater part of the county, however, rich arable lands are intermingled with the parks and woodlands of numerous fine country seats, which impart to the county a peculiar luxuriance. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z The agricultural census taken in 1895 shows the great progress made in agriculture by Hungary, manifested by the increase in arable lands and the growth of the average production. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" 2012-02-24T03:00:27.173Z In our sedentary arable life we do not realise the nomad habits of our forefathers. Science and Medieval Thought The Harveian Oration Delivered Before the Royal College of Physicians, October 18, 1900 2012-02-22T03:00:23.620Z When it is perfect, we have, as in the above instances, the foliage and meadows together; when imperfect, it is always either the foliage or the meadow; preëminently the meadow, or arable field. Modern Painters. Vol. III (of V) Containing Part IV. Of Many Things 2012-02-20T03:00:15.843Z With its vast arable lands, that might supply the granaries of the world, the River Plate district, until quite recently, depended on foreign countries for its supplies of grain. The Cruise of the 'Alerte' The narrative of a search for treasure on the desert island of Trinidad 2012-02-17T03:00:29.247Z Most of the arable land was held separately, but the woods, meadow, and pasture still remained in the ownership of village groups. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z While it accounts for a fifth of the world's population, it has less than 9 percent of its arable land. As Xi visits, China's U.S. crop demand?a balm for tensions 2012-02-12T23:10:59Z The arable land, ploughed in deep furrows, has every furrow hardened into sun-dried brick. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:11.843Z And, as a matter of fact, over five-eighths of Vienna is woods, pastures and vineyards, and arable ground, while above a tenth of the total area is made up of parks, gardens, and squares. The Strand Magazine, Vol. 27, No. 161, May 1904 2012-02-11T03:03:45.230Z Current EU proposals for 2014 include the removal of 7% of arable land from production and the imposition of an uneconomic rotation, with a consequent fall in production, with little or no environmental benefit. Letters: Glencore and global food stocks 2012-02-09T21:00:06Z Such a distribution of the arable seems odd enough. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z The hedges, which take up a considerable fraction of English arable soil, help to the park-like appearance of the country. England 2012-02-09T03:00:12.957Z It appears from the statements of the Mollah-i-Murtaza, Aziz Khan, an intelligent son of Chiragh Ali Khan, and others, that the tenure of arable lands is very simple and well understood. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:11.843Z A night train journey followed through rolling country and bush, with arable fields, apple orchards and orange gardens which looked most attractive next morning in brilliant sunshine in the freshest of rain-washed air. Down Under With the Prince 2012-01-29T03:00:07.103Z Then Sesostris is said to have divided the arable land of Egypt into equal rectangular portions, and to have allotted to every man an equal portion. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z He removed all the peasants who lived in these places, and had also the arable of Segheho measured, and it was found that there were eight hides of villain land. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z Rising demand, slowing technological advances and limits on the availability of arable land may usher in an era of higher and more volatile prices, they said. Bill Gates pushes ?green revolution? for small farms in developing world 2012-01-26T01:41:55Z In the issue of future or current access to arable water, sustainability takes on a double meaning — environmental responsibility as well as a sustainable source for the main ingredient of the company’s product. Making a case for a corporate conscience 2012-01-22T04:20:14Z Arable land.—The arable land in this upper country is confined almost entirely to the small streams, although further observation may prove that many of the extensive rolling prairies are capable of producing wheat. A History of Oregon, 1792-1849 Drawn From Personal Observation and Authentic Information 2012-01-20T03:00:11.607Z Further, the reservoir might be used to irrigate the arable land in the neighbourhood during the waterless months, when there was no inundation. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z The question may be raised whether we have to look for 'both fields' in the winter and spring-field of the three courses rotation, or in the arable and fallow of the two courses. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z On the northern slopes lay its pasture and arable lands. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z The world, which was overgrown with thorns, has been cleared of them, is become pure arable soil, has received into it the seeds of piety. Church and State as Seen in the Formation of Christendom 2012-01-11T03:00:30.173Z The missionaries partially believe these statements, and communicate to their friends in the east their doubts as to the extent and richness of the arable land in the country. A History of Oregon, 1792-1849 Drawn From Personal Observation and Authentic Information 2012-01-20T03:00:11.607Z The Bay of Arcachon contains numerous islands, and on the land side forms a vast shallow lagoon, a considerable portion of which, however, has been drained and converted into arable land. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z The237 arable is sometimes treated as meadows constantly are: every householder's lot is only an 'ideal' one, and may be assigned one year in one place, and next year in another. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z With only about one-third as much arable land per capita as China, Japan has long been the world’s largest net food importer. Opinion: The Myth of Japan?s Failure 2012-01-08T00:48:46Z A yavu might occasionally, though rarely, be given in dowry, but in such cases it reverted, as in the case of arable land, to the descendants of the original owner. The Fijians A Study of the Decay of Custom 2011-12-30T03:00:25.917Z Outside and extending some three hundred yards from the edge of the woodland was an arable field upon a pretty ascending plain, beyond which was a second growth of pine and oak. From Manassas to Appomattox Memoirs of The Civil War in America 2011-12-28T03:00:39.977Z Commons were enclosed; arable land was laid down to pasture; sheep were kept upon grass-land where wretched crops had before been growing. Knowledge is Power: A View of the Productive Forces of Modern Society and the Results of Labor, Capital and Skill. 2011-12-24T03:08:00.833Z It is hardly necessary to insist on the great resemblance between all these features and the corresponding facts in the arrangement of the arable. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z When I return from the expedition I will overthrow this city, and level it, and turn it to arable land, so that it shall be cornbearing rather than manbearing. The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church Containing the Sermones Catholici, or Homilies of ?lfric, in the Original Anglo-Saxon, with an English Version. Volume I. 2011-12-20T03:00:28.907Z Cuba nationalized most property after the 1959 revolution and the state owns more than 70 percent of the arable land on the Caribbean island. Exclusive: Cuba sweetens pot for new private farmers 2011-12-19T20:35:01Z Flooding in the 1990s that destroyed the largely mountainous country's arable land left millions hungry. North Korean Leader Kim Jong Il, 69, Has Died 2011-12-19T03:30:00Z If he has a considerable farm, he divides his land, also, upon the same principle, and has pasture, and arable, and rotation of crops. Knowledge is Power: A View of the Productive Forces of Modern Society and the Results of Labor, Capital and Skill. 2011-12-24T03:08:00.833Z The western village community does not go so far, as a rule, in regard to the arable, at least in the time to which our records belong. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z Meanwhile, the population is growing, while the amount of arable land is at best static but may be decreasing due to urbanization. Dot Earth Blog: In Nepal, Farmers Struggle as City Dwellers Fight Monsanto 2011-12-06T15:42:26Z The peasants own 42�% of the land, that is, about 4,000,000 acres, and of these over 2� million acres are arable. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z Under what circumstances pasture land is more valuable than arable, 63. An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations 2011-12-05T03:00:41.403Z At the end of the seventeenth century, about half the land of England and Wales was, according to the best authorities, held to be under cultivation, either as arable or pasture. Knowledge is Power: A View of the Productive Forces of Modern Society and the Results of Labor, Capital and Skill. 2011-12-24T03:08:00.833Z The true expression would be to speak of a virgate of 30 acres of arable and the corresponding rights to pasture and other common uses. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z Hence it will be seen that the class of labour employed on arable land is of the lowest—there is none of the inducement to steady industry begotten of permanent place. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z A great proportion of the best arable land in Thessaly is owned by persons who reside permanently out of the country. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z Although the valleys are generally broad expanses of arable land, grass covered and treeless, the gorges of the Euphrates and Tigris can not be surpassed in grandeur and wildness. Armenian Legends and Festivals 2011-11-26T03:00:13.237Z Under the old husbandry, before the culture of the green crops, one-third of the arable land was always idle. Knowledge is Power: A View of the Productive Forces of Modern Society and the Results of Labor, Capital and Skill. 2011-12-24T03:08:00.833Z But redivision of the arable is not seen in the documents of our period. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z From the assiduity with which they resort to arable land and follow the plough, they have been called Sea Crows. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z As a result of these laws, most of the arable land in Luzon, Cebú, and some other islands belongs to the natives to this day, although many of them have no other title than possession. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z If your soul is arable You can start this seed within it, And my tiny parable May just help you to begin it. The Guards Came Through and Other Poems 2011-11-22T03:00:11.683Z But it also contains some 60 percent of the world’s uncultivated arable land,” he said. At Stanford, Kofi Annan says global food crisis will worsen without action on climate change 2011-11-10T23:39:14Z The treatment of the arable gives the clue to all other sides of the subject. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z But few levels of arable land were found among its rocky wastes. Mexico, Aztec, Spanish and Republican Vol. 1 of 2 A Historical, Geographical, Political, Statistical and Social Account of That Country From the Period of the Invasion by the Spaniards to the Present Time; With a View of the Ancient Aztec Empire and Civilization; A Historical Sketch of the Late War; And Notices of New Mexico and California 2011-11-02T02:00:11.380Z There are now in the States of Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana thirty millions of acres of arable land yet belonging to the United States, unsold and unoccupied. Martyria or Andersonville Prison 2011-10-22T02:00:28.563Z The arable land, also, of the neighbouring folk has been much deteriorated. The Chronicle of Jocelin of Brakelond: A Picture of Monastic Life in the Days of Abbot Samson 2011-10-18T02:00:19.523Z Under the proposed rules, a farmer must cultivate at least three crops on his arable land, with none accounting for more than 70 percent of the area. EU Farm Policy Debate Pits Top Receiver France Against U.K. 2011-10-12T15:38:07Z The close affinity between the different parts of the village soil is especially illustrated by the fact, that the open-field arable is treated as common through the greater part of the year. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z Misfortune pursued the Shepherd—the unforeseen bankruptcy of his wife's father interrupted the stocking of the sheep-walk; and the arable part of the new possession was sadly mismanaged by himself. Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume 6 2011-10-07T02:00:22.270Z Hardest hit were the plains of South Hwanghae, whose sprawling, collective farms are essential food providers in a mountainous nation where only a fifth of land is arable and the climate is harsh. Special Report: Crisis grips North Korean rice bowl 2011-10-06T19:45:12Z Almost two-thirds of the soil is occupied by arable land, pastures and meadows, and of the whole area, in 1900, 91% was classed as productive. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" 2011-09-26T02:00:25.313Z In thinking otherwise Mr. George is certainly supported by the high authority of Mr. Mill, who has also failed to recognise how far arable land was really an artificial product. Contemporary Socialism 2011-09-10T02:00:28.673Z If a bovate is granted to a person, so much of the rights of pasture as belongs to every bovate in the village is presumed to be granted with the arable. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z Straightway in the midst of shining ponds arable ground became dark, a green fleece shot up on the low river-lands, and the forests began to shed tears from bursting buds on their branches. The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.933Z They find it cheaper to let all the arable go back to fallow, and raise a few head of cattle, rather than to pay high wages, grow corn, and get small returns. Sea and Sardinia 2011-08-28T02:00:30.857Z Added to that, the growth of the population and the increase of arable land necessitated a change in the distribution, and in the said legislation a redistribution every six years was provided for that change. An Introduction to the History of Japan 2011-08-25T02:00:29.177Z Though unhealthy, it is prosperous, and comprises the best arable land and vineyards in Gard. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" 2011-08-24T02:00:20.690Z And the records, when they want to give something like a full description, do not omit to mention the 'pertinencia,' the necessary adjuncts of the arable. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z The acreage officially returned as under orchards is that of arable or grass land which is also used for fruit trees of any kind. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" 2011-08-15T02:00:28.473Z There are patches and hollows of grey arable land, good for corn. Sea and Sardinia 2011-08-28T02:00:30.857Z Japan, the world’s largest grain importer, said in April it will help local companies invest in purchases and leasing of farmlands overseas to ensure stable food supply as the country lacks arable land. Russia Offers Land for Southeast Asian Farmers to Make Food 2011-08-12T16:53:02Z The number of organic producers or processors, including arable and livestock farmers, and food processors, fell by 3.7% last year across the UK as a whole, with the number in Scotland falling by nearly 14%. Farmers turn away from organic as sales drop 2011-08-11T15:40:41Z Another fact worth noticing in the Gloucester instance is the irregular distribution of acres in the 'fields,' and the division of the entire arable into four unequal parts. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z The farm is 20 acres in extent, and occupies a field which up to June 1894 had been used as 265 arable land for the ordinary rotation of farm crops. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" 2011-08-15T02:00:28.473Z And now the land is being deserted, the arable land is going back to fallow. Sea and Sardinia 2011-08-28T02:00:30.857Z Dry, shallow trenches full of weeds, and low narrow mounds, green also, divide it from the arable land; and on these now and then grow storm-stunted hawthorn bushes, gnarled and aged. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z This occurred as often as every fourth year, so that one quarter of the arable land was always out of cultivation, and yielded nothing. The Works of Daniel Webster, Volume 1 2011-07-27T02:00:32.830Z The management of meadows is very interesting because it presents a close analogy to the treatment of the arable, and at the same time the communal features are much more clearly brought out by it. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z Snow leopards have always been rare, and they have the modest advantage over cousin carnivores like tigers and lions of occupying harsh habitats largely above the tree line, arable soil and easy human grasp. Basics: Peeking Inside a Forbidding Kingdom 2011-07-25T20:04:39Z And so, notwithstanding the pre-emption of a large portion of the best arable lands of the Territory by the Mormons, there is yet a large and fertile acreage open for settlement. The Mormon Puzzle, and How to Solve It 2011-07-21T02:00:23.213Z No matter whether he strolls to the arable field, or down the meadows, or across the footpath to a neighbour’s house, the inevitable double-barrel accompanies him. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z When all the arable earth is one huge allotment-ground, a Corot will find no subject for his canvas, not even in his dreams, for his dreams will be dead of inanition. Critical Studies 2011-07-21T02:00:20.463Z Or again, why does a plot of arable reclaimed from the waste confer common appurtenant, and ancient arable common appendant? Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z Each stretch of arable land was cultivated more or less in common by groups of serfs, who lived generally in one long village street, with the church and the lord’s hall near at hand. Household Administration Its Place in the Higher Education of Women 2011-07-20T02:00:13.547Z The Montgomery Act, which was passed in 1770, to facilitate agricultural improvements, permitted 50 acres arable and 100 acres not fit for the plough to be excambed. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" 2011-07-16T02:00:16.387Z And recently, since steam plough and artificial manure and general high pressure have been introduced, many large arable farmers sell their corn crops standing. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z Drought and dwindling arable land in China curbed growth in supplies as urban incomes more than tripled in the past decade. Corn Imports by China Seen More Than Doubling to Cool Inflation 2011-07-13T12:28:20Z This is especially true as to the arable, which generally forms the most important part of the whole demesne land. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z The arable land was divided into three large fields, not shut in as are our fields by hedges, but lying open. Household Administration Its Place in the Higher Education of Women 2011-07-20T02:00:13.547Z Independent of the mineral discoveries mentioned, the arable lands of the Ozark summit-level constitute one of the richest and most beautiful districts in the Territory. Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas 2011-07-10T02:00:18.883Z The sward by the roadside appears to have a special attraction for them; they constantly come over from the arable fields, alight there, and presently return. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z Eighty percent of South Sudan’s land is arable, he said, capable of growing crops such as cotton, peanuts, wheat and sugarcane. South Sudan Gains Independence in Shadow of Conflict, Poverty 2011-07-08T13:03:46Z The rights of common usage of meadow and pasture carry us back to practices which must have been originally applied to arable also. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z The 139 animals belonging to the serfs and their lord were pastured on the arable fields when the crops were taken off, and on the fallow field. Household Administration Its Place in the Higher Education of Women 2011-07-20T02:00:13.547Z Others are seated beneath an arable soil, bearing a forest. Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas 2011-07-10T02:00:18.883Z They have a trick of stealing along close to the low mounds which divide arable fields, so that they are unobserved till they turn out into the open ground. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z But, excepting one plain, we did not pass, in our day's journey, what might fairly be called arable land, till we arrived at Zettinié, the capital. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846 2011-06-29T02:00:23.750Z A peon was ploughing on the arable land, using a somewhat heavy plough, drawn by a yoke of oxen. Blanco y Colorado Old Days among the Gauchos of Uruguay 2011-06-28T02:00:11.447Z Today, the site is a mix of mainly arable farmland, scrub land and grazing fields Before becoming a POW camp, Island Farm was used to house workers from Bridgend ordnance factory. Sports village plans for PoW camp 2011-06-24T05:39:55Z I found the town of Cape Girardeau situated on an elevation of rich, red, marly soil, highly charged with oxide of iron, which is characteristic of the best arable soils of the mine country. Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas 2011-07-10T02:00:18.883Z After the grass is mown, the crakes leave the meadows and go to the arable fields, where the crops afford them shelter. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z They could distinguish the jungle from the arable land almost by the animals they disturbed. The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z In Africa alone, it is feared that two thirds of arable land is expected to be lost in Africa by 2025. Trees 'help stem desertification' 2011-06-20T16:22:59Z High prices may encourage New Zealand farmers to switch to dairy from sheep, beef and arable farming, further boosting production, according to the report. NZ Milk Production to Grow 2011-06-14T00:26:44Z The term "bottom" is applied, in the West, to extensive tracts of level and arable alluvial soil, whether covered by, or denuded of, native forest trees. Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas 2011-07-10T02:00:18.883Z A hundred yards further is a gate, and beyond that an arable field. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z The soil is, as a general thing, dry and arable. Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes 2011-06-13T02:00:27.317Z A quarter of an hour from this creek is another one which has an equivalent amount of arable land. Colonial Expeditions to the Interior of California Central Valley, 1800-1820 Anthropological Records 16(6):239-292, 1958 2011-06-13T02:00:22.167Z And thousands of square miles of arable land lie relatively undeveloped. Bankers See a Bonanza in Post-Gaddafi Libya 2011-06-09T08:20:00Z The arable fields of an upland farm give place to hazel copses as the ground rises. Wood and Garden Notes and thoughts, practical and critical, of a working amateur 2011-06-02T02:00:22.983Z In the colder months they assemble in flocks, and visit the arable land where it is of a poor character, or where there are signs of peat in the soil. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z Where all were so arable and fertile there was no use in discriminating. Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes 2011-06-13T02:00:27.317Z Along this river are a great number of fine gardens, and much arable land, very fertile. Narrative of a Voyage to the West Indies and Mexico In the Years 1599-1602 2011-05-30T02:00:21.633Z The arable field is generally devoid of hedges or trees to break the force of the weather, and the couch-pickers have to withstand its cutting rush in the open.... The Eulogy of Richard Jefferies 2011-05-27T02:00:19.437Z They are in talks with Tanzania and Uganda hoping to acquire the rights to grow crops on arable land. VIDEO: Bangladesh wants African farm land 2011-05-23T06:15:53Z In the particular district which has been described their motions are roughly these:—In the early spring they go up on the uplands, where there are many thousand acres of arable land, for the hoeing. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z The pine woods will not last always; already the camps are being pushed further and further to the north and west, and whereever the denuded pine lands are arable the farmer is making his home. Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes 2011-06-13T02:00:27.317Z Wonderfully does Nature scatter about by the wind–father and mother must make it–daughters and pine-seeds into the arable places of the forests. Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. I. A Biography 2011-05-11T02:00:19.453Z The loss from the destruction of dams and bridges, the washing away of arable lands, and the deposit of rocks and gravel on cultivated fields, has been enormous. Proceedings of the Second National Conservation Congress at Saint Paul, September 5-8, 1910 2011-05-07T02:00:26.100Z The National Trust says it is the UK's biggest farmer with 200,000 hectares in production, mostly managed by tenant farmers, including lowland arable farms and Snowdonia sheep farming. Online farmers to run Trust site 2011-05-04T02:13:34Z The first snipes are seen generally in the arable lands, afterwards round the lake—the muddy shores by choice—and finally in the brooks. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z That much new, arable earth simply does not exist. Growing Skyscrapers: The Rise of Vertical Farms (preview) 2011-05-01T14:16:13.400Z And if a man converted woodlands within the forest into arable land, he was guilty of the offence known as “assarting,” whether the covert belonged to himself or not. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" 2011-04-22T02:00:08.637Z The sheep on the hill pastures are mostly Cheviots; on the lower and arable lands the Leicester breed prevails. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde 2011-04-14T02:00:57.977Z Fresh settlers came; New Glasgow and Lochwinnoch were occupied, and all the arable lands taken up. The Last Laird of MacNab An Episode in the Settlement of MacNab Township, Upper Canada 2011-04-14T02:00:54.620Z Rooks, in a general way, seem more at their ease in the meadows than in the arable fields. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z Though with the usual imposing array of enclosure walls, the dwelling itself is not large, nor the outbuildings extensive; for the arable acreage is limited. Gwen Wynn 2011-04-09T02:00:12.230Z In your splendid abode, there is no sign of the vicinity of arable lands, or vineyards. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z About a third of the land is arable, but much the greater part is covered with forests. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde 2011-04-14T02:00:57.977Z The latter was a good place of business and rather poor for agricultural purposes; the former was a splendid lot of good arable land. The Last Laird of MacNab An Episode in the Settlement of MacNab Township, Upper Canada 2011-04-14T02:00:54.620Z It was an arable field, and there they stood close together on the ground, so close that in spots it was difficult to distinguish individuals. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z It is precisely the same with a property: you may have wood and water, arable land and lay, mines and meadows, and, with all these, there may be a "temper" that renders them worthless. Luttrell Of Arran Complete 2011-04-01T02:00:31.290Z “There’s a tremendous shortage of food, there’s a tremendous shortage of arable land,” Smith said in interview in London. Food Commodities Surge Seen Swamping Consumers With Inflation 2011-03-31T06:25:37Z Many a pioneer gave half his working hours for twenty years to the clearing off of Timber, Fencing, cutting out roads, etc., and had not sixty acres in arable condition at the last. What I know of farming: a series of brief and plain expositions of practical agriculture as an art based upon science 2011-03-29T02:00:08.937Z Then the rich arable tracts thus depleted were gradually occupied by agricultural settlers from the south, with the result that the Manchu race has nearly disappeared. Man, Past and Present 2011-03-28T02:00:29.283Z That may be explained by their being scattered over so many broad acres—miles of arable land being open to them. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z The Sylvania domain consists of 2,300 acres of arable land, situated in the township of Lackawaxen, County of Pike, State of Pennsylvania. History of American Socialisms 2011-03-28T02:00:20.967Z The statement said arable farming will continue on the land, near Lincoln. Farmers scrap 'super dairy' plan 2011-03-24T18:29:18Z Devastating floods across Pakistan in 2010 damaged acres of arable land. Pakistan 'crop shortage' warning 2011-03-24T15:37:06Z With only 10 per cent of the arable land under cultivation, what will the possibilities be when 288 million acres of the best land that the sun shines on is brought under the plough? Canada West 2011-03-03T03:00:58.087Z Where are these broad acres of arable and pasture,—these verdant forests and swelling lawns, that I have been bestowing with such boundless munificence? The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I 2011-03-03T03:00:56.130Z And he sells his wheat, which is the main produce of his arable land in those parts of India where it flourishes, to buy some cheaper grain which his land does not grow! The Library Magazine of Select Foreign Literature All volumes 2011-03-02T03:00:25.433Z |
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