AWRP: Building a better Roleplay (Interest check)

[Parhe]

Most Mediterranean and Latin American countries domestically have enough grain to sustain themselves however for an war economy thats a totally different matter.

I'm going to be eating through practically all of the export market.
And I noticed in the apps that about a third of all countries are listing grain as a major import, which of course implies a domestic deficit.

To be fair they can still be able ro produce enough food for thenselves, or more. A nation may produce very abundant amounts of rice or wheat to feed itself but import grains it doent domestically profuce like corn.

[Saragrossa]

Afghanistan now exports grain, netting itself a pretty healthy sum considering all the nations that import it.

This will be good for future Afghan relations.

I may be mistaken but, I don't believe Afghanistan's hilly sandy terrain is good for growing grain. But again, im not an expert on such things so * shrug. *

So is china but you can terrace

[The Nuclear Fist]

I may be mistaken but, I don't believe Afghanistan's hilly sandy terrain is good for growing grain. But again, im not an expert on such things so * shrug. *

All the areas of Afghanistan currently used to produce opium could instead by used to produce grain, and as I control a good portion of northern India, could further grow it there.

[Lolzieristan]

I'm going to be eating through practically all of the export market.
And I noticed in the apps that about a third of all countries are listing grain as a major import, which of course implies a domestic deficit.

To be fair they can still be able ro produce enough food for thenselves, or more. A nation may produce very abundant amounts of rice or wheat to feed itself but import grains it doent domestically profuce like corn.

Hmm. Turns out I didn't read the apps all that well. I just looked for "Grain", and a lot of people used synonyms like "agricultural products" or "foodstuffs"

Just ignore me.

[Parhe]

I may be mistaken but, I don't believe Afghanistan's hilly sandy terrain is good for growing grain. But again, im not an expert on such things so * shrug. *

So is china but you can terrace

They may be hilly but I do not think they rxactly are sandy or desert areas.

Also is soil requirements for opium and grains close enough that an area can be used to produce either?

Last is the parts of India you have fertile and big enough?

[The Nuclear Fist]

They may be hilly but I do not think they rxactly are sandy or desert areas.

Most of northern China comprises the Gobi desert.

Also is soil requirements for opium and grains close enough that an area can be used to produce either?

Effectively, yes. Real life occupation forces in Afghanistan have been trying to get opium farmers to switch to grains and other foodstuffs since 2003, and the Taliban government attempted to do so their entire reign, with marginal success.

Last is the parts of India you have fertile and big enough?

I effectively control Tajikistan, most of Kyrgyzstan, southern Uzbekistan, a small portion of Kazakhstan, and the lands that comprise northern India and present day Pakistan.

So yes.

[Mishmahig]

So....I suppose someone should start this RP off. GO FOR IT! <fires starter gun in air>

[Lolzieristan]

So is china but you can terrace

They may be hilly but I do not think they rxactly are sandy or desert areas.

Also is soil requirements for opium and grains close enough that an area can be used to produce either?

Last is the parts of India you have fertile and big enough?

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b5/Major_crop_areas_India.png

Here, compare this to the map claims.

[Neo Arcad]

We export grain, it's just not in our top three.

Anyway, can someone post the latest map?

[Mishmahig]

We export grain, it's just not in our top three.

Anyway, can someone post the latest map?

Latest official Garwall-approved map: http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/8275/hospitaller5.png

[Parhe]

They may be hilly but I do not think they rxactly are sandy or desert areas.

Most of northern China comprises the Gobi desert.

Also is soil requirements for opium and grains close enough that an area can be used to produce either?

Effectively, yes. Real life occupation forces in Afghanistan have been trying to get opium farmers to switch to grains and other foodstuffs since 2003, and the Taliban government attempted to do so their entire reign, with marginal success.

Last is the parts of India you have fertile and big enough?

I effectively control Tajikistan, most of Kyrgyzstan, southern Uzbekistan, a small portion of Kazakhstan, and the lands that comprise northern India and present day Pakistan.

So yes.

I do not believe terrace farming tjough is used in the gobi desrrt.
Claiming a lot of land doesnt itself prove that those areas, or Norther. india under your control, which was the arwa under question in the first place is fertile. As for the linked mp I cannot read the words on my phone but is it safe to assume it supports the fact northern india is fertile?

[Danbershan]

Chemaki - 152 million? Now I may be making a mistake, but that seems a little high.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_co ... on_in_1900

I realise your country might have a slightly higher population, or even by a few tens of millions, but this is huge...

[Boriem]

Also, as a side note, I noticed that almost all of us import grain without all that many nations exporting it. Someone's going to have to make an agricultural nation someday, perhaps one of the American states.

Grain is a primary export of Austria. I see no fruit exporting nations though...

[Boriem]

Chemaki - 152 million? Now I may be making a mistake, but that seems a little high.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_co ... on_in_1900

I realise our country might have a slightly higher population, or even a few tens of millions, but this is huge...

I just made mine the historic population of Austria-Hungary at the time...

[Kamchatkalia]

We export grain, it's just not in our top three.

Anyway, can someone post the latest map?

Latest official Garwall-approved map: http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/8275/hospitaller5.png

It isn't entirely up-to-date though, or well for my claims, I have Sardinia and the Coast of Angola and Namibia, which I have tg'd Gar multiple about without a response...

[Kamchatkalia]

Chemaki - 152 million? Now I may be making a mistake, but that seems a little high.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_co ... on_in_1900

I realise our country might have a slightly higher population, or even a few tens of millions, but this is huge...

I just made mine the historic population of Austria-Hungary at the time...

You can make it higher, if you can make it feasible that is.

[Danbershan]

Chemaki - 152 million? Now I may be making a mistake, but that seems a little high.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_co ... on_in_1900

I realise our country might have a slightly higher population, or even a few tens of millions, but this is huge...

I just made mine the historic population of Austria-Hungary at the time...

Seems sensible. Mine was more of a conservative estimate. 152 million is pretty crazy. That was around the population of Russia at the time.

[The Nuclear Fist]

I do not believe terrace farming tjough is used in the gobi desrrt.
Claiming a lot of land doesnt itself prove that those areas, or Norther. india under your control, which was the arwa under question in the first place is fertile. As for the linked mp I cannot read the words on my phone but is it safe to assume it supports the fact northern india is fertile?

It is fertile.

[Kamchatkalia]

Chemaki - 152 million? Now I may be making a mistake, but that seems a little high.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_co ... on_in_1900

I realise your country might have a slightly higher population, or even by a few tens of millions, but this is huge...

This one is a bit more accurate

THIS ONE

[Constaniana]

Well I would have put grain as one of my exports, since I think Canada's pretty good about exporting grain, but I already had three exports and with how focused on the military Nova Britannia can be they would keep surplus grain at home for whenever Nova Britannia needs it. Of course, if I could expand southwards into the Great Plains then I could start exporting the extra grain once the area is firmly under Britannian control
I have another question, what is the status of Japan currently?

Half controlled by Joseon, half independent NPC I think.

Hmm... interesting....*plots evil plan *
As a side note, I'm leaving for vacation tomorrow; I'll be gone all week.

[Lolzieristan]

Chemaki - 152 million? Now I may be making a mistake, but that seems a little high.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_co ... on_in_1900

I realise your country might have a slightly higher population, or even by a few tens of millions, but this is huge...

This one is a bit more accurate

THIS ONE

Wow. It seems like there's a major discrepancy between this and the site suggested earlier, according to it Russia's 1910 population was about eighty five million or so.

[Boriem]

http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/6995/awrpmapnewgarwallaustri.png

@Garwall: Are these colonial claims for Austria(Dark Green) okay with you?

[Danbershan]

Chemaki - 152 million? Now I may be making a mistake, but that seems a little high.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_co ... on_in_1900

I realise your country might have a slightly higher population, or even by a few tens of millions, but this is huge...

This one is a bit more accurate

THIS ONE

Either way, Chemaki's put his pop too high I think.

[Mishmahig]

This one is a bit more accurate

THIS ONE

Wow. It seems like there's a major discrepancy between this and the site suggested earlier, according to it Russia's 1910 population was about eighty five million or so.

I think you misread that as the US population. In both cases, the Russian population is 100 million +

[Lolzieristan]

By the way, guys, when you're laying colonial claims, don't forget about coaling stations. Older coal fueled ships needed to load more every few weeks, and a ship sailing from England to India wouldn't be able to make it past Cape Town without recoaling. Not that you need to claim the whole territory patch to represent this, but perhaps some large dots.

By the way, is there a Suez Canal?