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Kenya
Only 10% of arable land however most of it used by cash crops for coffee and tea.
Increasingly large population cannot survive until more agriculture is encourages.
A dry arid area that often has temperatures too high to grow plants arable soil is at risk from seasonal rain
Greenbelt plan initiated - women create dams
Terraces built to combat wind erosion
Nepal
Steep topography - Himalayas
Terraced farming along the slopes however this can not subsist their increasing population
at risk from landslides and earthquakes the soil recovers after 100 years
Wood is their primary source of energy stress on supply constant removal of trees causes soil erosion
Live stock = bad and manageble protected forest
Oaklahoma
Dust bowl 1930 conservation districts established prevents damage and promotes food production
plants are in place all year special equipment used to prevent damage taller crops grown inbetwwen strips of wheat to break wind
Brazil
Mato Grosso, in the west, is the agricultural centre of Brazil; - neutralised acidic soil through lime - millions of hectares treatead to create upto 2 harvests per annum - monocultures devoted to growin gbeans which take up 60% of processed food created 18 million of the cnts in 2k14
maggi family provided thousnads of jobs
But despite the ideal conditions, by nature mangoes will only beproduced for 3 months per annum - the natural cycle is altered using a growthregulating chemical, and plants are sprayed with ammonia to speed up
This is a highly effective method, but also a highly risky one, for thechemicals involved are hazardous to health
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