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[[File:Aleppo soap 03.jpg|thumb|Stacks of famous Krasoa Jade soap, freshly cut.]] | [[File:Aleppo soap 03.jpg|thumb|Stacks of famous Krasoa Jade soap, freshly cut.]] | ||
A significant and distinctive subsector of Krasoan agriculture is the rearing of {{wp|ratites}}. {{wp|Cassowaries}} were partially domesticated by indigenous peoples from {{wp|time immemorial}} and are today raised on large forest estates in Nív-Martain where they subsist on natural forage, and smaller properties in the Palmetto Coast where they are fed on slops rendered from human {{wp|food waste}}. Further south, {{wp|emus}} are raised in the other provinces of the archipelago for eggs and meat. | A significant and distinctive subsector of Krasoan agriculture is the rearing of {{wp|ratites}}. {{wp|Cassowaries}} were partially domesticated by indigenous peoples from {{wp|time immemorial}} and are today raised on large forest estates in Nív-Martain where they subsist on natural forage, and smaller properties in the Palmetto Coast where they are fed on slops rendered from human {{wp|food waste}}. Further south, {{wp|emus}} are raised in the other provinces of the archipelago for eggs, fat and oil, leather, and meat. Island №5 has the highest number of emus per capita, at a ratio of one emu per human settler. | ||
Citrus cultivation, esp. limes. | Citrus cultivation, esp. limes. | ||