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Agricultural Development plows ahead in Kalistan
Foreign Direct Investment in Suldanor and Odufaray signal boom for new crops in Kalistan
Kaliburg, Ananto
August 3, 4760


Suldanor farmers work with Keymonese technical experts from Keymon Fruit in first Suldanor Pineapple plantation

The Minister of Agriculture, Boris Donaldson, recently concluded two important trade deals with Yingdala and Keymon in an aim to develop the agriculture position of the Republic's southern most district, as well as to expand crop diversity in Odufaray.  Suldanor, known for its industrial and technological base, has also been shunned by traditional Agricultural interests, given its tropical climate, and generally marginal land quality.  However, two important initiatives, alongside continuing Lourennaise investment, has brought what was once considered land unsuitable for growing crops traditional to Kalistan under cultivation for the first time.

"As we diversify our agricultural base," said Agriculture Minister Donaldson, "We put ourselves in a better position to provide a more stable and enriched diet for millions of Kalistanis.  Suldanor has long been known for its sugar base monoculture, and that has contributed to the long standing treacle and rum industries in the region, and none of this development will supplant any of this.  However, as we begin to consider transitioning back to the Food Bank and National Service Programs, creating a more nutritious diet for Kalistanis is a key motivation behind these developments."

A return to the Free Food program through the Food Bank thus signaled, the Ag Minister was on hand to oversee the clearing of several hundred acres of scrub and brush for the planting of the first Keyomnese pineapple trees.  Keymon Fruits was offered a special dispensation to develop the land and the crop, and has been offered a guaranteed market in Kalistan to meet Kalistani demand, and then rights to export all surplus without royalties. 

Yingalan food interests have also begun to develop new croplands in Suldanor under similar terms, and the plans for the joint partnership between the two Anantonese Nations aim at introducing new cereals which are not typically grown in such as rice, tarrow, yam and bamboo as well as planning on the development of several tracts of wasteland along the Yoshimi River for palm oil and rubber production.  These crops, unknown in Kalistan will greatly add to both the nutritional needs, as well as serve as important new sources of food additives and industrial materials.  Kalistan plans on requesting starts and technical expertise to introduce citrus in the coming years.

Finally, Lourenne is continuing its year long development of "agricultural tourism" through many of Odufaray's and Ananto's coffee producing uplands.  A little known secret about Kalistan is that, along with most other drugs, Kalistan produces excellent qualities of coffee and cocoa, and though these crops are often eclipsed by agriculture in the lowerlands, and are reserved almost exclusively for domestic use, agricultural tourists will have, for the first time, the opportunity to enjoy these mild stimulants that millions of Kalistani citizens take for granted on a daily basis. Tours of the coffee and cocoa producing lands in Kalistan are being organized by Lourennaise Basque International and their subsidiary companies, and several independent coffee farmers are intending to turn their plantations into show farms, complete with a bed and breakfast experience.

Kalistan is poised to break out in the Agricultural sector, and will benefit from the enthusiasm of its neighbors in helping it develop.  As the National Government mulls the topic of creating a single buyer system for agricultural production, a strong agricultural base will prove fundamental for Kalistani success.