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During [[the Sunderance]], Porfíria experienced a manufacturing boom. The loss of the Kiravian Mainland forced the relocation of many strategic {{wp|heavy industry|heavy industrial works}}, and Porfíria, with its abundance of raw materials, would become the destination for many. Industrial growth was most heavily concentrated in [[Cities of Kiravia#Krivôrok|Krivôrok]], where [[Tredagon Arms Factory]] opened a large munitions plant. Many such factories shut down in the decades following Kiravian Reunification, but some have remained, albeit with considerably reduced workforces. | During [[the Sunderance]], Porfíria experienced a manufacturing boom. The loss of the Kiravian Mainland forced the relocation of many strategic {{wp|heavy industry|heavy industrial works}}, and Porfíria, with its abundance of raw materials, would become the destination for many. Industrial growth was most heavily concentrated in [[Cities of Kiravia#Krivôrok|Krivôrok]], where [[Tredagon Arms Factory]] opened a large munitions plant. Many such factories shut down in the decades following Kiravian Reunification, but some have remained, albeit with considerably reduced workforces. | ||
The climate and terrain of Porfíria are quite similar to that of Great Kirav, and colonists have had great success cultivating Kiravian staple crops such as potato, | ===Agriculture=== | ||
The climate and terrain of Porfíria are quite similar to [[Agriculture in Great Kirav|that of Great Kirav]], and colonists have had great success cultivating Kiravian staple crops such as potato, ''dralm'', barley, {{wp|buckwheat|Coscivian cuckwheat}} and oats. Crops native to Cusinaut, such as ''sallaw'' and clubfruit, are also cultivated, both by the indigenous population and on settler-owned land. Livestock raising is an important activity, focused on [[sheep]] and {{wp|guanacos|''tinav'' camelids}} introduced from Great Kirav, as well as {{wp|cattle}} to a lesser extent. In Avenirskara specifically, most settler-held agricultural land is family-owned and organised into parcels ranging from medium-sized estates to small, single-family homesteads, as a result of the {{wp|distributist}} land tenure policies adopted during colonisation and their continuation in the colony's own property laws. Most native-held agricultural land is owned collectively, either by tribes and clans according to traditional {{wp|customary law}} or by the governments of the autonomous ''Mannakidan'' territories. {{wp|Forestry}} is also an important industry, and Porfíria is a rising producer of softwood timber, pine resins, and paper products. | |||
Rich stocks of [types of fish] and shellfish such as [species] are found in the cold waters of the [[Northern Approaches]] and the wider [[ | Rich stocks of [types of fish] and shellfish such as [species] are found in the cold waters of the [[Northern Approaches]] and the wider [[Sea of Saint John]] and [[Sea of Capetan]]. [Species] is plentiful in the relatively unpolluted Archangel River. | ||
Tourism is | Tourism is a secondary, but nonetheless important source of income for the Porfírian colonies. Porfíria is said<sup>[by whom? {{wp|Helen Keller}}?]</sup> to have breathtaking natural scenery, an agreeable climate (by [[Kiroborea|Kiroboreal]] standards]]), and many opportunities for hunting and fishing, which promise to make it a suitable destination for those interested in {{wp|Outdoor Recreation Party|outdoor recreation}}. However, the great distance between Porfíria and other regions of the Federacy make travel expenses a limiting factor on domestic tourism and leave tourism revenues vulnerable to fluctuations in the price of air fare. In recent years, provincial growth ministries and chambers of commerce have mounted efforts to market the Porfírian colonies as a leisure travel destination in [[Alstin]] and [[Daxia]]. | ||