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VIDEO: Are chickpeas the new cash crop?
2013-07-24 03:15:19| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
For years, Virginia farmers made their living growing tobacco, but as people smoke less, demand for the crop dropped. Now, a new breed of chick peas may help make up for dwindling tobacco sales.
Improved Livestock Efficiency, Increased Crop Yields Help Improve Phosphorus Balance
2013-07-24 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
CANADA - New research suggests improved efficiency in livestock production and increased crops yields are helping improve the phosphorus balance in rural Manitoba, writes Bruce Cochrane.
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United Kingdom: Wild crop seeds could provide 128bn boost to economy
2013-07-23 01:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: Preserving the wild relatives of some of the world's most popular crop plants such as wheat, potato, rice and sugarcane, could be worth up to $196bn (128bn) to the economy. That is the conclusion of a report commissioned by Kew's Millennium Seed Bank, which warns that many of the wild varieties of our most important food crops that can be used to boost agriculture, are at risk of dying out. Crop wild relatives (CWRs) can be cross bred with existing crop varieties to help produce higher yields...
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Energy Harvest: using unwanted crop waste to fuel Indian village life
2013-07-22 01:00:00| Power Technology
A unique collaboration between the UK and India could see the end to harmful crop residue burning practises, while also providing a decentralised renewable energy source to remote farming villages in the Punjab.
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Monsanto drops GM crop plan in EU
2013-07-18 15:30:46| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Biotechnology giant Monsanto is scrapping plans to win approval to grow new types of genetically modified crops in the European Union.
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