New York City is in New York
The statement is true, most of the countries from the Middle East are heavily dependent on foreign food. Most of this region is desert or semi-desert, so agriculture is not an option. Only few parts manage to produce food, but that is nothing in the whole picture. So the lack of fertile soil and water in this part of the world, made it dependent on foreign food.
Such a practice is known as shifting cultivation or slash-and-burn. This was used by tribal people and American Indians for farming. They clear the land, grow crops for a few years, and move away when the land is fallow, allowing the land to regain nutrients and the forest to grow back. They generally return to the land in 10 to 12 years.
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