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Burundi, a landlocked country, has a population of over 11 million. Agriculture is the country’s main industry, with industrial activities accounting for less than one-fourth of the GDP. Coffee, in…

Cameroon has a population of over 24 million. Cameroon’s economy depends heavily on the sale of its products on the world market. Fluctuations in the global prices of its primary goods—petroleum and…

Chile has a temperate climate in the Atacama Desert in the north, a Mediterranean climate in the central and fertile central valley region, cool and damp climate in in the southern low coastal…

Cuba has a population of over 11 million. Arable land covers nearly one-third of Cuba. The soil is highly fertile and it allows up to two crops per year. However, the highly variable nature of…

Ecuador is one of the world’s most environmentally diverse countries, with a population of over 16 million. Agriculture has traditionally employed a large proportion of the population. There is a…

Egypt has a population of nearly 90 million inhabitants. The per capita food consumption is 3,160 calories a day and ranks within the top quarter in the world. With increasing demands and a…

Ethiopia has a population of over 95 million people. The agriculture and food sector in Ethiopia accounts for 45-55% of gross national income. It employs around 36% of the country’s working…

Fiji is an island nation in the South Pacific with a population of over 892,000. It is made up of over 300 islands, of which 110 are inhabited. The larger Fiji islands are volcanic, with rugged…

Finland has a population of around 5 million people. Agriculture is the foundation of the Finnish food economy. Most of the foodstuffs consumed in Finland are still of domestic origin. Agriculture is…

France has a population of more than 64 million people. In 2010, the agriculture sector employed 716,000. Arable land occupies 56% of mainland French territory, but this measure has been declining…