Wheat
Wheat is a grass widely cultivated for its seed, a cereal grain which is a worldwide staple food. The many species of wheat together make up the genus Triticum; the most widely grown is common wheat (T. aestivum). The archaeological record suggests that wheat was first cultivated in the regions of the Fertile Crescent around 9600 BCE. Botanically, the wheat kernel is a type of fruit called a caryopsis. Wheat is grown on more land area than any other food crop (220.4 million hectares, 2014). World trade in wheat is greater than for all other crops combined. In 2017, world …
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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 …
and Samuel Gamda from the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento … (GAIA) Project at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) • Steffen Schulz, Project … processors in Tanzania Source: International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, 2023. Lake Zone Ag-lime processing … Investments in Africa (GAIA). International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center. https://www.cimmyt.org/projects/gaia/ … Adera, T. (2020). Bridging the yield gaps of bread wheat at a scale through an innovative method of lime …
NSP: New Society Publishers · 8 October 2024 English
Everyone's guide to using the power of science to produce healthier and tastier fruits and vegetables From garden to fork, Food Science for Gardeners is everyone's guide to optimizing the …
Vitamin E is found in plant-based oils, nuts, seeds, wheat germ, fruits, and vegetables. Vitamin K comes …
UCP: University of Calgary Press · 25 September 2024 English
In a rare convergence of academic and political worlds, Professor Morton draws on his experience as a former cabinet minister and leadership contender, inviting readers into a reflection on Alberta’s …
was the best known—famous for plowing into his wheat field the message “TRIPLE E OR ELSE”—which was easily … concerns, including the monopoly of the Canadian Wheat Board, the gun registry, the Kyoto Accord, and … self-explanatory.29 2| From Waiting to Running (1998–2004) NO Wheat Board NO Gun Registry NO Kyoto DEFEND THE WEST We … the Canadian Wheat Board.48 Farmers in Ontario and Quebec were free to sell their own wheat however they … required by federal law to sell all their wheat through the Wheat Board. At the time of their arrest, Western …
Fraser Institute · 19 September 2024 English
Though it is possible to define freedom in absolute terms, it is more useful to think of it as a spectrum. When individuals are freer, others impose fewer and less …
a farmer to grow more than a certain amount of wheat on his own farm to feed his own animals, it is constraining …
School of Public Policy, University of Calgary · 17 September 2024 English
8 MITIGATING ENTERIC METHANE EMISSIONS: OPTIONS AND STRATEGIES. [...] 8 CARBON OFFSETS AND 3-NOP SUPPLEMENTATION FOR METHANE REDUCTION. [...] .9 MITIGATING DIRECT FERTILIZER-BASED EMISSIONS: OPTIONS AND STRATEGIES. [...] 10 CARBON …
the cost and benefits of EENF adoption in dryland wheat production in Alberta. It employs a modified version … cost of NI adoption and remain revenue neutral, wheat prices would need to increase by approximately two … per cent. A 10-per-cent price premium for NI-produced wheat results in a significant net revenue boost of $110 … spring wheat acres in Western Canada adhered to the basic 4R BMPs. However, only 34 per cent of wheat growers … Enhanced Efficiency Fertilizer Adoption for Dryland Wheat Production in Alberta.” Technical Report. The University …
PPF: Public Policy Forum · 13 September 2024 English
economics reporter and editor, Royal Society of Canada Drew previously spent 12 years a foreign correspondent an and a member of the in leadership positions with Ottawa bureau chief and …
natural goods that avoided complex webs (timber, wheat, minerals) and ignited a profound economic of linkages …
CPRC: University of Regina Press · 10 September 2024 English
Harold Rhenisch’s poems balance the settler and Indigenous experiences of land and water in the Pacific Northwest A collection of shanties laid out in couplets that move between English and …
playing with trains now nor the barges groaning with wheat at the Bonneville Locks68 with a quarter inch to …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 10 September 2024 English
In 1914, the Dominion of Newfoundland found itself at war in defense of the British Empire. On the home front, the war effort reshaped the relationship between citizens and the …
of flour substitutes for every four pounds of wheat flour. 11 November 1918 The armistice was signed …
CHB: Coach House Books · 10 September 2024 English
CBC BOOKS' "CANADIAN POETRY COLLECTIONS TO WATCH FOR IN FALL 2024" Imagining a vast blue expanse of what a poem might be The Sky Is a Sky in the Sky …
across a shimmering auditorium of undulating wheat, bringing every- thing into focus. – 81 –POEM …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 3 September 2024 English
In What Ukrainian Elections Taught Me about Democracy long-time election observer Jane Cooper recounts her experience monitoring a municipal election in Kirovohrad in 2015. Offering a framework for exploring what …
in Ukrainian, calling up the image of the vast wheat fields that came to dominate this rich agricultural …