Farmers
... New Democracy Union 6.6%, other 9%; seats by faction - Social Democrats 38, TS 25, Labor 23, Farmers National Union 13 (combined with Civil Democracy), Liberal Democrats/Order and Justice 11, New Union ...
www.exxun.com/Lithuania/d_gv.html
farmers
... depends on agriculture and livestock for a livelihood, even though many of the nomads and subsistence farmers were forced into the cities by recurrent droughts in the 1970s and 1980s. Mauritania has ...
www.exxun.com/Mauritania/e_ec.html
farmers
Women's Electoral Lobby or WEL other: apartheid groups; civil rights groups; farmers groups; Maori; nuclear weapons groups; women's rights groups
www.exxun.com/NewZealand/d_gv.html
Farmers
... Association of Educators of Nicaragua or ANDEN, National Union of Employees or UNE, National Union of Farmers and Ranchers or UNAG, Sandinista Workers Central or CST, and Union of Journalists of Nicaragua ...
www.exxun.com/Nicaragua/d_gv.html
Farmers
... Progression, Justice, and Perseverance or PPRS [Renee KAIMAN], Pendawalima or PL [Raymond SAPOEN]); Progressive Laborers and Farmers Union or PALU [Jim HOK]; Progressive Political Party or PPP [Surinder MUNGRA]; Seeka [Paul ABENA ...
www.exxun.com/Suriname/d_gv.html
Farmers
Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament; Confederation of British Industry; National Farmers' Union; Trades Union Congress
www.exxun.com/UnitedKingdom/d_gv.html
Farmers
... Party [Muhammad SOLIH, chairman] (was banned 9 December 1992); Ezgulik Human Rights Society [Vasila INOYATOVA]; Free Farmers' Party or Ozod Dehqonlar [Nigora KHIDOYATOVA]; Human Rights Society of Uzbekistan [Talib YAKUBOV, chairman]; Independent ...
www.exxun.com/Uzbekistan/d_gv.html
farmers
... since independence. His chaotic land redistribution campaign, which began in 2000, caused an exodus of white farmers, crippled the economy, and ushered in widespread shortages of basic commodities. Ignoring international condemnation, MUGABE ...
www.exxun.com/Zimbabwe/a_fg.html
farming
13% official rate, but may exceed 30% due to preponderance of near-subsistence farming (2007 est.)
www.exxun.com/Albania/e_ec.html
farming
soil erosion from overgrazing and other poor farming practices; desertification; dumping of raw sewage, petroleum refining wastes, and other industrial effluents is leading to the pollution of rivers and coastal waters; Mediterranean ...
www.exxun.com/Algeria/b_mp.html
farming
soil erosion from overgrazing, industrial development, urbanization, and poor farming practices; soil salinity rising due to the use of poor quality water; desertification; clearing for agricultural purposes threatens the natural habitat of ...
www.exxun.com/Australia/b_mp.html
farming
... provide the main livelihood for more than 60% of the population. Agriculture consists largely of subsistence farming and animal husbandry. Rugged mountains dominate the terrain and make the building of roads and ...
www.exxun.com/Bhutan/e_ec.html
farming
... more than one-third of GDP and for 70-80% of export earnings. Tourism, financial services, subsistence farming, and cattle raising are other key sectors. On the downside, the government must deal with ...
www.exxun.com/Botswana/e_ec.html
farming
vegetables, fruit; livestock; turtle farming
www.exxun.com/CaymanIslands/e_ec.html
farming
... oil sector that began in 2000. At least 80% of Chad's population relies on subsistence farming and livestock raising for its livelihood. Chad's economy has long been handicapped by its ...
www.exxun.com/Chad/e_ec.html
farming
... and exploitation of large oil reserves have contributed to dramatic economic growth in recent years. Forestry, farming, and fishing are also major components of GDP. Subsistence farming predominates. Although pre-independence Equatorial ...
www.exxun.com/EquatorialGuinea/e_ec.html
farming
... nations, the economy is largely based on subsistence agriculture, with 80% of the population involved in farming and herding. The Ethiopian-Eritrea war in 1998-2000 severely hurt Eritrea's economy. GDP growth ...
www.exxun.com/Eritrea/e_ec.html
farming
deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification; water shortages in some areas from water-intensive farming and poor management
www.exxun.com/Ethiopia/b_mp.html
farming
The economy was formerly based on agriculture, mainly sheep farming, but today fishing contributes the bulk of economic activity. In 1987, the government began selling fishing licenses to foreign trawlers operating within ...
www.exxun.com/FalklandIslands_IslasMalvinas/e_ec.html
farming
... GDP and is a primary source of hard currency earnings. Other sources of income are pearl farming and deep-sea commercial fishing. The small manufacturing sector primarily processes agricultural products. The territory ...
www.exxun.com/FrenchPolynesia/e_ec.html
farming
... from a Dutchman; it was claimed by France in 1843. A short-lived attempt at cattle farming began in 1871. A French meteorological station established on the island in 1949 is still ...
www.exxun.com/FrenchSouthernandAntarcticLands/a_fg.html
farming
One of the five poorest countries in the world, Guinea-Bissau depends mainly on farming and fishing. Cashew crops have increased remarkably in recent years, and the country now ranks sixth in ...
www.exxun.com/Guinea_Bissau/e_ec.html
