Agriculture
total area-1,246,700 sq km
Land area-1,246,700 sq km
water area-0 sq km
climate disruption- semiarid in south and along coast to Luanda; north has cool, dry season
terrain description- narrow coastal plain rises abruptly to vast interior plateau
aribel land use- arable land 3.8%
permitted crop and land use-permanent crops 0.2%
irrigated land- 860 sq km
total renewable water resources- 148
total water withdrawal- 148
per person freshwater withdrawal- 148
natural hazard description- locally heavy rainfall causes periodic flooding on the plateau
environmental current issues- overuse of pastures and subsequent soil erosion attributable to population pressures; desertification; deforestation of tropical rain forest, in response to both international demand for tropical timber and to domestic use as fuel, resulting in loss of biodiversity; soil erosion contributing to water pollution and siltation of rivers and dams; inadequate supplies of potable water
total labor force- 10.85 million
% of labor force in agriculture- 85%
Land area-1,246,700 sq km
water area-0 sq km
climate disruption- semiarid in south and along coast to Luanda; north has cool, dry season
terrain description- narrow coastal plain rises abruptly to vast interior plateau
aribel land use- arable land 3.8%
permitted crop and land use-permanent crops 0.2%
irrigated land- 860 sq km
total renewable water resources- 148
total water withdrawal- 148
per person freshwater withdrawal- 148
natural hazard description- locally heavy rainfall causes periodic flooding on the plateau
environmental current issues- overuse of pastures and subsequent soil erosion attributable to population pressures; desertification; deforestation of tropical rain forest, in response to both international demand for tropical timber and to domestic use as fuel, resulting in loss of biodiversity; soil erosion contributing to water pollution and siltation of rivers and dams; inadequate supplies of potable water
total labor force- 10.85 million
% of labor force in agriculture- 85%
in Angola they are a developing country so they have a lot of people that work the fields instead of machines
http://www.theworldfolio.com/news/from-fighters-to-farmers-aldeia-nova-provides-lifeline-for-new-beginnings/3717/
http://www.theworldfolio.com/news/from-fighters-to-farmers-aldeia-nova-provides-lifeline-for-new-beginnings/3717/
They can't afford a lot of machines so they need to most of their farming by hand
http://www.angop.ao/angola/en_us/noticias/economia/2016/6/26/Angola-Agriculture-plays-key-role-for-country-development,e90f8a2f-1c48-45dd-b054-459f49b1f910.html
http://www.angop.ao/angola/en_us/noticias/economia/2016/6/26/Angola-Agriculture-plays-key-role-for-country-development,e90f8a2f-1c48-45dd-b054-459f49b1f910.html
this is a good subsistence farming because you can see that they are growing a lot of different kinds of food
www.emaze.com/@AOLIQZOW/ANGOLA-vs-FRANCE
www.emaze.com/@AOLIQZOW/ANGOLA-vs-FRANCE
this is a good picture to show you how they have to use a lot of animal power if they can't do it by hand
http://www.fao.org/family-farming-2014/news/news/details-press-room/fr/c/269762/
http://www.fao.org/family-farming-2014/news/news/details-press-room/fr/c/269762/
most people if they are subsistence farmer then they will try and sell things at a farmers market and that is what is happening in this picture
http://www.kunene.riverawarenesskit.com/KUNENERAK_COM/EN/PEOPLE/PEOPLE_AND_ENVIRONMENT/LIVELIHOODS/LIVELIHOODS_AGRICULTURE.HTM
http://www.kunene.riverawarenesskit.com/KUNENERAK_COM/EN/PEOPLE/PEOPLE_AND_ENVIRONMENT/LIVELIHOODS/LIVELIHOODS_AGRICULTURE.HTM