The arable land in the village comprised gardens and olive trees.

Israeli forces had destroyed 10 per cent of the arable land in Gaza.

Since only 2.9 of the country's land is arable, agriculture contributes to 0.5 of Bahrain's GDP.

Under land management, adaptation options included afforestation, reforestation of marginal lands and protection of arable land.

Although arable land accounts for only 1 of Namibia, nearly half of the population is employed in agriculture.

The Israeli forces had also destroyed thousands of hectares of arable land and hundreds of wells and agricultural warehouses.

Only 4 of arable and permanent cropland is irrigated, compared to 39 in South Asia and 29 in East Asia.

Significant natural resources are iron ore, coal, potash, timber, lignite, uranium, copper, natural gas, salt, nickel, arable land and water.

Of the total land area of 2,934 km² (725,000 acres), about 24.4 is in permanent crops and another 21.2 is arable.

Food supply has not collapsed (1.5 billion hectares of arable land are being used, but another 2.7 billion hectares are in reserve).

Now one third of all arable land is used to grow crops to feed livestock, not to grow staple crops for people.

Same idea series of semi independent city states, little blobs of metropolitan stuff with arable land around, joined to one another by railway.

This is not primarily a result of global warming, but a consequence of more people and less arable land in the developing world.

Agricultural activity in Anguilla is limited due to a combination of factors, including poor soil, the small amount of arable land and irregular rainfall.

Moreover, producers of foodstuffs (such as Argentina and Uruguay), which suffered for decades, are now gaining from notable biogenetic innovations that increased arable land area.

According to some estimates, Russia could increase its arable area by 10 million hectares, and its crop yields by 250 , thereby boosting grain exports dramatically.

Even though India has more arable land than China 160.5 million hectares compared to 137.1 million hectares Tibet is the source of most major Indian rivers.

Much of the population engages in subsistence farming, even though only 10.71 of the country's surface is classified as arable land and 0.13 has permanent crops.

Land use Only 2.2 percent of Yemen is considered to be arable land, and less than 0.6 percent of the land is planted with permanent crops.

This year s snowmelt caused landslides and flooding a warning of more soil erosion and destruction of arable land to come hundreds died and thousands lost their livelihoods.

But rapid urbanization is driving up industrial fossil fuel consumption and household water consumption, and is increasing demand for food in areas where arable land is scarce.

Moreover, a fully artificial system would not require arable land or potable water, nor would it force a choice between food and fuel production in land use.

Israel is also continuing to build the illegal separation wall, confiscating arable land from the future State of Palestine, separating families and impeding the freedom of movement.

Since 2006, between 15 and 20 million hectares of farmland, the equivalent of the total arable surface of France, have been the subject of negotiations by foreign investors.

Those who live on this planet in future centuries will live in a hotter world, with higher sea levels, less arable land, and more extreme hurricanes, droughts, and floods.

During the 2004 planting season, it was estimated that less than 30 per cent of arable land was cultivated in 2005 this percentage is likely to decline even further.

Angola is a potentially rich agricultural country, with fertile soils, a favourable climate, and about 57.4 million ha of agricultural land, including more than 5.0 million ha of arable land.

In terms of land use, 58 of Ukraine is considered arable land 2 is used for permanent crops, 13 for permanent pastures, 18 is forests and woodland, and 9 is other.

During the South African occupation of Namibia, white commercial farmers, most of whom came as settlers from South Africa and represented 0.2 of the national population, owned 74 of the arable land.

Georgia s climate and soil have made agriculture one of its most productive economic sectors the 18 percent of Georgian land that is arable provided 32 percent of the republic's NMP in 1990.

The scope of the phenomenon is enormous. Since 2006, between 15 and 20 million hectares of farmland, the equivalent of the total arable surface of France, have been the subject of negotiations by foreign investors.

But it has gained a new impetus in a world where climate change is already a reality, commodity prices are rising, and basic resources such as clean air, arable land, and fresh water are increasingly scarce.

Similarly, with 60 of the world s uncultivated arable land, Africa has a huge opportunity to feed the world s growing population and promote agriculture as a business. Yet, in countries like Nigeria, as the government has recognized, agriculture is moving backwards.

The Lower and Upper River Bann, River Foyle and River Blackwater form extensive fertile lowlands, with excellent arable land also found in North and East Down, although much of the hill country is marginal and suitable largely for animal husbandry.

We draw from stocks of non renewable natural resources (for example, oil and metal ores), and we deteriorate or modify the quality of other resources (for example, water and arable land) by imposing on them a rhythm of exploitation superior to their capacity for regeneration.

The Committee is concerned about the situation of rural women and regrets that the report did not provide sufficient information on their de facto position in all sectors, including education, health and employment, and in regard to their access to credit, arable land and drinking water.

Today we appreciate the demographic strength, the hydrologic potential, the arable lands, the mineral wealth and the profound awareness of the African leaders and the resurgence of their will to achieve integration and their devotion to multilateralism and presence in the international community as a regional progressive identity.

19 Owing to factors such as population growth, desertification and land degradation, arable land per member of the agricultural population of most developing countries has been declining for the past 30 years Ruth S. Meinzen Dick and others, Gender and property rights an overview , World Development, vol. 25, No. 8 (1997).

In fact, the artificially inflated demand for ethanol and for the corn to manufacture it wound up driving up food prices (which pushed roughly 30 million poor people into the ranks of the malnourished). It also ate up more arable land, which led directly to the destruction of rain forests and generally created a situation that will result in more CO2 emissions over the next hundred years.

NEW YORK Reconciling global economic growth, especially in developing countries, with the intensifying constraints on global supplies of energy, food, land, and water is the great question of our time. Commodity prices are soaring worldwide, not only for headline items like food and energy, but for metals, arable land, fresh water, and other crucial inputs to growth, because increased demand is pushing up against limited global supplies.