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Outside of tourism, the economy is largely based in agriculture and mining. Timber and paper products are a large agricultural sector, although they are both in decline as old growth forests are lost to deforestation. RubberCocoa, maize, palm oil, cocoarubber, sugar, sweet potatoes, and various fruits and nuts are also important crops. Traditional crops like cassava are still grown but rarely at commercial scales. Beef-based agriculture, beans, corn, rice, and soy are newer, non-traditional sectors of agriculture that are quickly increasing as more land is made available by deforestation. Historically, especially during the era of Tavari colonialism in north Ni-Rao, spices and incense made from plants grown in Ni-Rao were in high demand, though this industry fell into decline throughout the 20th century and has largely faded away. In mining, diamonds and other precious gems are available in relatively high concentrations in the eastern highlands. Copper was traditionally mined in Ni-Rao but reserves have largely been depleted. There are also some coal reserves in Ni-Rao, although these are also believed to be approaching depletion. Metals such as gold, silver, lead, nickel are the most common commercially extracted in Ni-Rao. Ni-Rao also has particularly high reserves of bismuth.