11.   Officials say more than a dozen cases of anthrax were reported in Portugal over the past five years, mainly in farming areas.

12.   The heavy snow reached Crete and other holiday islands and battered crops in farming areas around Greece.

13.   The epidemic ratio in farming areas, however, has been sharply reduced.

14.   The heavy snow reached Crete and other holiday islands and battered crops in farming areas across Greece.

15.   They said drought could strike farming areas, while melting polar ice could raise sea levels, flooding densely populated coastal areas of China, Egypt and other countries.

16.   White farmers were skeptical of government assurances that police would now provide security in farming areas.

17.   Zimbabwean officials said Wednesday they planned to honor an international agreement to restore law and order to farming areas and to prevent the illegal occupation of any new farms.

18.   Uncertainty about the length of a heat wave in the Midwest farming areas depressed corn and soybean prices, which had the session on a positive note.

19.   Officials said such reserves were part of overall afforestation projects to widen farming areas, face desertification and attract migratory birds.

20.   Thailand also wants to reduce rice farming areas to improve quality and to maintain prices.