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The 1960s and 70s saw a plateau in GDP growth. Certain sectors of the Corric economy had become too specialized and had to be redesigned or abandoned after the international shift towards manufacturing and service economies. GDP grew only 3.1% between 1965 and 1970, compared to the 12% growth between 1950 and 1955. Fishing, arms manufacture, and horse breeding, once staples of Casilló y Réal exports during the first decades of the 20th century, nearly vanished completely during this period. Each sector is now healthy, but contributes almost 40% less to GDP than before.
In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Casilló y Réal invested heavily in renewable energy, green enterprises, and environmental action groups. Additional sources of large private and government investment include the Dragonmont Corporation, the largest worker-owned cooperative in the nation, Heritage Inc., a decentralized community of traditional Corric artisans, train manufacturers, textile companies, smart
===Agriculture===
Agriculture is the second-largest employer in the country and the largest economic contributor, at 10.4% of GDP. Casilló y Réal has an abundance of fertile soil at different elevations and acidities, making
Corric farmers are adept at crop rotation. Largely due to limited rain and lower soil quality, historical agriculture in Andora relied on several staple summer winter crops. Many farms would have maize, fruit trees, wheat, and olives planted during the summer, and rotate in beets, cabbage, carrots, and pax fruits for the generally mild winter. This practice has grown to a point where most cultivated land in the nation harvests twice a year.
The government is currently in the midst of expanding irrigation systems and modern sustainable farming. Most arable land relies on either a natural waterway or rainfall for irrigation, with around 17% using an irrigation system older than 50 years, while only 6% use a recent irrigation system. It is the projections of the government that suggest more up-to-date methods can increase crop yield by 30%.▼
▲The government is currently in the midst of expanding irrigation systems and modern sustainable farming. Most arable land relies on either a natural waterway or rainfall for irrigation, with around 17% using an irrigation system older than 50 years, while only 6% use a recent irrigation system. Areas in the western mountains are prone to high summer heat and limited rainfall, necessitating the growth of wheat, olives, grapes, and little else. It is the projections of the government that suggest more up-to-date agriculture methods can
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