North Africa, which starts above the Atlas Mountains that mark the northern border of the Sahara, has traditionally been one of the world's big grain producers.

North Africa, which starts above the Atlas Mountains that mark the northern border of the Sahara, has traditionally been one of the world's big grain producers. Very good farmland there, because the region benefits from the rain that the mountains stop from reaching the Sahara. The Sahara begins south of North Africa.