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The National Centre for Genetic Resources and Biotechnology (NACGRAB) was established in 1987 by the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology with a mandate to collect and conserve…

North Korea occupies the northern portion of the Korean Peninsula and has a population of over 25.4 million. It is divided from South Korea though a demilitarized zone, established by the terms of…

Norway has a population of over 5 million people. Norway’s agriculture sector has a small-scale structure compared to the agriculture in other countries in Western Europe. Small and medium-sized…

Pakistan has the highest population growth in the world, with a population around 202 million. The economy used to be primarily agricultural at the time of independence but has become considerably…

Papua New Guinea encompasses half of the world’s second largest island with a population of over 7.86 million. Papua New Guinea’s varied scenery reflects a generally recent geologic history in which…

Paraguay has a population of over 6.8 million Agriculture is one of the most important economic activities in Paraguay as it employs one-fourth of the workforce, accounts for about one-fifth of the…

Peru has a population of 30 million people. Constituting one of the world’s mega biodiverse countries, it is largely divided into the western coastline (partly Atacama Desert), the Andean mountains,…

The Philippines has a population of around 100 million people. The agriculture and food sector in the Philippines account for almost 15-20% of gross national income. It employs around 32% of the…

Portugal has a population of over 10.8 million. The main crops grown in Portugal are cereals (wheat, barley, corn (maize) and rice), potatoes, grapes (for wine), olives and tomatoes. Crop yields,…

Russia has a population of over 142 million. Agricultural land constitutes less than one-sixth of the country’s territory, and less than one-tenth of the total land area is arable. This is due to…