41.   At one point, Ethiopian troops drove deep into Eritrea, capturing the most fertile land and forcing hundreds of thousands to flee their homes.

42.   But he said this was only true for villagers with fertile land, and others would have to wait for what the future brought them.

43.   But what is lost is the most fertile land near the river.

44.   But they refuse to leave their fertile land, where they grow Basmati rice for export.

45.   Fertile lands are transformed into rotting swamps or deserts.

46.   Fertile land is running out due to soil erosion.

47.   He also pointed out that vast areas of fertile land have been left uncultivated because of the weapons.

48.   He said Abyan is attractive for tourism because of its relatively unspoiled coastline, while its fertile flat land also harbors vast agricultural potential.

49.   He cited a proposed golf course on the small resort island of Boracay in the central Philippines and on fertile irrigated agricultural land in northern Nueva Ecija province.

50.   In antiquity, Ur was the capital of Sumer and an important commercial center in Mesopotamia, the fertile land that stretched between the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers.