Food Crops

A crop is a plant or animal product that can be grown and harvested extensively for profit or subsistence. Crops may refer either to the harvested parts or to the harvest in a more refined state. Most crops are cultivated in agriculture or aquaculture. A crop may include macroscopic fungus (e.g. mushrooms), or alga. Most crops are harvested as food for humans or fodder for livestock. Some crops are gathered from the wild (including intensive gathering, e.g. ginseng). Important non-food crops include horticulture, floriculture and industrial crops. Horticulture crops include plants used for other crops (e.g. fruit trees). Floriculture crops …

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IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 24 October 2024 English

This policy report addresses the critical issue of soil acidity in the East African Community (EAC) and provides actionable recommendations for EAC partner states, the EAC Secretariat, and other relevant …

cereals, legumes, roots and tubers, and other non-food crops. Tanzania Soil Information Service contains


IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 18 September 2024 English

This inventory showcases the variety of nature-based solutions (NbS) projects (both completed and ongoing) being implemented in Fiji's ecosystems.

and treatment plant, contamination of human food crops, as well as animal and human disease transmission


IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 9 August 2024 English

This case study analyzes the extent to which a small agribusiness in Rwanda complies with international standards for responsible investment in agriculture.

and effort in assisting the farmers to grow food crops alongside the coffee (see also education, training Local government has a programme to assess what food crops can be grown and encourages the production of


IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 9 August 2024 English

This case study analyzes the extent to which a small agribusiness in Kenya complies with international standards for responsible investment in agriculture.

also provided on good agricultural practice for food crops produced for home consumption and the local also provided on good agricultural practice for food crops produced for7 LIMBUA Group Limited: A Kenyan advisory services on the production of nutritious food crops (vegetables, cassava) and assistance with linking which food crops additional advisory support can be offered, with intercropping of food crops with tree macadamia, avocado, mango, tea, and coffee. Any food crops surplus to household needs are sold on local


IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 9 August 2024 English

This case study analyzes the extent to which a small coffee processor and trader in Rwanda complies with international standards for responsible investment in agriculture.

advise on intercropping options more fully with food crops and production of compost to offset the high


Clean Energy Canada · 12 July 2024 English

65% of reported emissions come from Alberta-based facilities and 20% from Ontario-based facilities.3,27 The petrochemical manufacturing subsector is However, the sector is also responsible for indirect responsible for the largest …

biomass poses a problem and risks competing with food crops. One analysis estimated that the production of


National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health · 11 June 2024 English

affirming, and requires all staff within any given organization to (a) recognize the intersecting health Trauma- and violence-informed care (TVIC) effects of structural and individual violence, and other The concept …

childhood mortality.89 tion of biofuels from food crops may increase food d Reducing meat consumption


CIRANO: Centre for Interuniversity Research and Analysis on Organizations · 7 May 2024 English

Les initiatives visant la réduction des PGA les plus rapportées par les répondants incluent l’activité de glanage, qui consiste en la cueillette et le partage des surplus; la récupération de …

alimentaire % X X nutriments [Food production index] [Food crops that are edible and have nutrients] Équité Condition


Wilson Center Canada · 18 April 2024 English

11 The US and China are Food Superpowers THE US PRODUCES: CHINA PRODUCES: China's growing appetite means greater 22% 32% 30% 29% 22% 18% potential for US-China food businesses and …

(70F to 80F), which are shifting the ranges of food crops, lowering crop yields, and endangering animal


NSP: New Society Publishers · 9 April 2024 English

Find connection with the land and feed your family locally, seasonally, and sustainably Nourish your family from nature's pantry. Foraging as a Way of Life documents twelve months of wildcrafting, …

bees that we rely on for almost all our grown food crops. Why do some people then insist on spraying


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