In no other farming region is agriculture so diverse and at the same time so specialized as in the Mediterranean lands. The Mediterranean agriculture is distinguished by a combination of raising of cereals, vegetables, fruits and livestock. In the Mediterranean regions the rainfall is moderate, seasonal and has a winter concentration.
Depending upon the terrain, rainfall and accessibility to large market-specialized type of farming has developed. The agriculture is commercial and well organized near the densely populated urban markets and subsistent in the rural areas.
The main produce of commercial importance is fruits. Olives, dates, figs, grapes, oranges and lemons are produced on a commercial scale, and for export. These are exported as fresh, canned or dried fruits or in the forms of jams, extracts, powdered and wine.
Manual labour is used as the land consists of a complex of plains, valleys and mountain slopes. There are cooperatives for collecting, processing and marketing the farm produce.
In the production of barley, wine and olive oil, North African countries have specialized. California specializes in the production of oranges, Greece in raisin and wine, Italy in wheat.
Farming is intensive, highly specialized and rather varied in the kinds of crop raised. Subsistence agriculture occurs side by side with commercial farming. The Mediterranean lands are in fact, the orchard lands of the world and the heart of the world's wine industry. Land use is dependent on such factors as the total amount of precipitation - the length of the summer drought, the availability of melting snow and mountain streams for irrigation and power supply, local soil conditions, the ability of the farmer to finance capital equipment and price fluctuations in local and world markets. The interplay of the above factors has given rise to four main aspects of Mediterranean agriculture. These are orchard farming, viticulture or grape cultivation, cereal and vegetable cultivation and animal husbandry.
Locals hypothesize that the legacy of Italian blood and culture in Cologne, colonized by the Romans more than 1500 years ago, makes the people more jovial and lighthearted. Cologne is the largest city on the Rhine.
Kolsch is not only the dialect spoken here but, also the name of their own top-fermented beer. There are more than 4,000 pubs, restaurant's and brewery taverns in Cologne.
Unlike many of the world's large cities, Cologne, with a population of over a million, gets better every day, there are more things to do and see, more new and innovative buildings... more
Travel is an opportunity to learn, whether geography, languages, history or other subjects.
Global Specialty Tourism Sector is Poised for Steady Growth, According to New ... San Francisco Chronicle (press release) As travelers from the developed nations make up for a large proportion of total tourists, the industry was hit hard ...
Daily Mail Foreign tourists spend record £17.7bn at UK tourist attractions Daily Mail Tourism organisation VisitBritain said the number of tourists coming to the UK for holiday purposes - as opposed to those on business trips or visiti...
CTV.ca Mexico hopes to woo wary BC tourists CBC.ca Mexico Tourism Minister Gloria Guevara has embarked on a mission to Vancouver to try to reassure potential BC tourists to her country that it's still safe to travel there. Recent v...
Travel, tourism rates in WA on the rebound Northwest Cable News by Ashley Korslien & KREM.com SPOKANE-- A new study shows travel and tourism rates in Washington state may be on the rebound. KREM 2's Ashley Korslien found out how t...
KMVT Las Vegas visitor count up in 2011; tourists, gamblers returning to recession ... Washington Post LAS VEGAS — Las Vegas saw a 2.5 percent increase in visitors in December compared with the same month a year ago in the latest sign ...
Cologne is situated on the beautiful Rhine River.