Sentence examples for amount of land devoted from inspiring English sources

These figures paled in comparison to the amount of land devoted to agricultural production in the Northeast and the Midwest.

Many rice farmers are turning to more lucrative cash crops, reducing the amount of land devoted to the grain.

The government regulates the amount of land devoted to the cultivation of rice and oversees the distribution of it in designated stores.

Though the park is listed as having nearly 900 acres, the actual amount of land devoted to public recreation there is far smaller, when land used by the U.S.T.A., the Mets, the M.T.A. and the Queens Museum is subtracted.

Although wheat remains a major crop, both the amount of wheat and the amount of land devoted to its cultivation have declined while production of canola (rapeseed) and specialty crops such as mustard, peas, and lentils has increased.

Despite an increase in the number of wineries and continued expansion of the amount of land devoted to wine production, the average yield fell to 9.2 tons a hectare, from 9.7 tons.

Though, a farmer is considered as an adopter irrespective of the amount of land being devoted to adoption of MVs.

The reduction of parking space alone could free up a vast amount of land currently devoted to parking for redevelopment into more productive uses.

Burgeoning demand for brands such as Nyetimber and Ridgeview is turning parts of the South Downs and beyond into an English Épernay after a doubling of the amount of land in England devoted to vineyards in the last seven years and a 43% rise last year in wine production.

According to the UN report, while the amount of land in Colombia devoted to growing coca is the lowest in the country's recorded history, the average Colombian coca farmer makes just $1,220 annually.

There should be a large amount of contaminants from upstream as the Mississippi River drains the third largest watershed on earth, with much of that land devoted to industry and agriculture [33, 49].