agricultural trade.
This traditional, almost autarkic, production pattern shifted sharply during the late nineteenth century, when inexpensive imported grain from Russia and the United States competed effectively with local grain. At the same time, rising domestic and foreign demand for dairy products and the availability of low-cost imported cattle feed made dairy and meat production much more
agriculture-based economy to one based on manufacturing and industry. The physical landscape of the country changed with the emergence of numerous mega-projects, such as the Petronas Towers, the North-South Expressway, the Multimedia Super Corridor, and the new federal administrative capital of Putrajaya. In the late 1990s, Malaysia was shaken by the Asian financial crisis as well as political un
3.2.The first product (2007 - present)
3.2.1.Main article: Mastretta MXT
Mastretta (est. 1989) first announced production of their MXT through Automóvil Panamericano magazine in May 2007. Even though up to a year will have passed, September 2008 will see the production version of the first ever fully Mexican designed and engineered serial-produced sports car, the Mastretta MXT, an automo
The advantages and disadvantages of a new factory near your community
I live in a primarily agricultural community, and most of the population lives hand to mouth. Parents keep children home from school to work in the fields. If there is a flood or a drought, people starve. A new factory would mean regular monthly salaries as well as protection against natural disasters or a sudden drop in the pr
Brazilian Indians ride a bus to protest a
proposed hydroelectric dam on Xingu River.
Indigenous women, bearing machetes,
Protest against the construction of the Belo
Monte dam.
400 km2 of agricultural land will be flooded
Permanent drought on the Xingu River
Over 20,000 people will be relocated
During its first 10 years of operation
Belo Monte