51.   In some areas, authorities are trying to convert desert into fertile land.

52.   Irrigation ditches were filled in with soil and houses were built on the fertile land.

53.   Increasing population size is also leading to increased utilization of natural resources, and contributes to decreasing availability of fertile land, Noulinh said.

54.   It is ironic that Malaysia with her abundant fertile agricultural land and climatic conditions that permit year-round cultivation of crops still cannot attain high SSL levels for many foods.

55.   Mugabe says the land seizures are acceptable in a country where one-third of the fertile land is owned by a few thousand whites.

56.   President Suharto has said that fertile lands should be saved as much as possible from encroaching urban areas.

57.   Russia is the largest country in the world, and has large tracts of fertile land.

58.   Such clashes are common in the area, where crop farmers compete with nomads for fertile land.

59.   The area is acclaimed for its fertile land which can produce up to five tons of unhusked rice per hectare per harvest.

60.   The area is home to a huge Asian community who were originally attracted to it by the fertile land and low housing costs.