Our Country, the Planet: Forging a Partnership for SurvivalLime Tree, 1992 - 291 pages |
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Page 129
... areas of low agricultural potential . Eighty percent of Latin America's poorest people , 60 percent of Asia's , and 50 percent of Africa's live in areas that are infertile or prone to erosion , floods , and other ecological scourges ...
... areas of low agricultural potential . Eighty percent of Latin America's poorest people , 60 percent of Asia's , and 50 percent of Africa's live in areas that are infertile or prone to erosion , floods , and other ecological scourges ...
Page 158
... area accounted for two - thirds of the growth in output between 1950 and 1975 , but less than half after 1975 , since few areas with good soil were left . In sub - Saharan Africa , the amount of cultivated land rose by a fifth in eight ...
... area accounted for two - thirds of the growth in output between 1950 and 1975 , but less than half after 1975 , since few areas with good soil were left . In sub - Saharan Africa , the amount of cultivated land rose by a fifth in eight ...
Page 159
... areas and to neighboring countries . In Latin America , there has been so much migration that most of its people already live in urban areas . BY THE end of the decade , for the first time in human history , a majority of the world's ...
... areas and to neighboring countries . In Latin America , there has been so much migration that most of its people already live in urban areas . BY THE end of the decade , for the first time in human history , a majority of the world's ...
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Our Country, The Planet: Forging A Partnership For Survival Shridath S. Ramphal No preview available - 1992 |
Our Country, The Planet: Forging A Partnership For Survival Shridath S. Ramphal No preview available - 1992 |
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