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Page 73
... farmers gradually developed a kind of intensive agricul- ture . Soil was improved with the use of organic fertilizers ... farming became more intensive , there was a transition to individual ownership . This can be seen in the growth of ...
... farmers gradually developed a kind of intensive agricul- ture . Soil was improved with the use of organic fertilizers ... farming became more intensive , there was a transition to individual ownership . This can be seen in the growth of ...
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... farming . ( The most fertile lands were frequently used to grow cash crops - namely , cotton and peanuts for foreign markets . ) Furthermore , Sa- helian farmers began reworking the marginal land within one to five years , whereas they ...
... farming . ( The most fertile lands were frequently used to grow cash crops - namely , cotton and peanuts for foreign markets . ) Furthermore , Sa- helian farmers began reworking the marginal land within one to five years , whereas they ...
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... farmers , especially in the mountains , nevertheless cling to traditional meth- ods of farming . Coffee represents the backbone of the Colombian econ- omy , constituting about half of all legal exports . The country is second only to ...
... farmers , especially in the mountains , nevertheless cling to traditional meth- ods of farming . Coffee represents the backbone of the Colombian econ- omy , constituting about half of all legal exports . The country is second only to ...
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