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Irrigation Ditches CarthageCarthage Agriculture Level 3

Irrigation Ditches

Water increases crop production, and improves the soil.

The cultivation of land in the hot climate around the Mediterranean was not always easy. Irrigation and crop rotation were used in Greece, especially where the soil fertility was poor and farmland uncommon. Terracing allowed for small fields to be created on the steep hillsides of islands and valleys. Olives, figs and grapes were grown everywhere. Honey was very important as a delicacy because it was seen as a connection with the gods. Bread was the staple diet, with up to seventy different types known. It was made from wheat or barley. Barley was preferred because it was less demanding to grow and more productive than wheat. Animals were kept but meat was mainly consumed at festival times. Greeks also associated meat-eating with nomads and barbaric cultures, while civilised people tamed and then ate nature. Animals were also more useful alive: oxen were beasts of burden, and goats were kept for milk and cheese.

Agriculture

Homestead
Homestead
(greek_agriculture_1)
Agriculture Level 0
Farm
Farm
(greek_agriculture_farm_2)
Agriculture Level 1
Irrigation Ditches
Irrigation Ditches
(greek_agriculture_farm_3)
Agriculture Level 2
Landed Estates
Landed Estates
(greek_agriculture_farm_4)
Agriculture Level 3
Grain Pits
Grain Pits
(greek_agriculture_granary_2)
Agriculture Level 1
Storage Room
Storage Room
(greek_agriculture_granary_3)
Agriculture Level 2
Granary
Granary
(greek_agriculture_granary_4)
Agriculture Level 3
Herding Grounds
Herding Grounds
(greek_agriculture_herd_2)
Agriculture Level 1
Cattle Pens
Cattle Pens
(greek_agriculture_herd_3)
Agriculture Level 2
Cattle Ranch
Cattle Ranch
(greek_agriculture_herd_4)
Agriculture Level 3
Irrigation Ditches

Building Name

Irrigation Ditches

Level Name

greek_agriculture_farm_3

Building Chain

Agriculture

Building Level

3

Create Time

5

Create Cost

2000

Require Technology

Fertilisation
Fertilisation

Effects

10 food (this_region)
80 wealth from farming (agriculture) (this_building)
-3 public order per turn (squalor) (this_province)

Provides Garrison Army

No Garrison Units

Recruitable Units

No Recruitable Units
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