Author: John E. Jinkins
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Category : Sorghum
Languages : en
Pages : 20
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Characteristics and Production Costs of U.S. Grain Sorghum Farms, 1990
Author: John E. Jinkins
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Category : Sorghum
Languages : en
Pages : 20
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Publisher:
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Category : Sorghum
Languages : en
Pages : 20
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Agriculture Economics Reports
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Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 76
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Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 76
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Lost Crops of Africa
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309176891
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 405
Book Description
Scenes of starvation have drawn the world's attention to Africa's agricultural and environmental crisis. Some observers question whether this continent can ever hope to feed its growing population. Yet there is an overlooked food resource in sub-Saharan Africa that has vast potential: native food plants. When experts were asked to nominate African food plants for inclusion in a new book, a list of 30 species grew quickly to hundreds. All in all, Africa has more than 2,000 native grains and fruitsâ€""lost" species due for rediscovery and exploitation. This volume focuses on native cereals, including: African rice, reserved until recently as a luxury food for religious rituals. Finger millet, neglected internationally although it is a staple for millions. Fonio (acha), probably the oldest African cereal and sometimes called "hungry rice." Pearl millet, a widely used grain that still holds great untapped potential. Sorghum, with prospects for making the twenty-first century the "century of sorghum." Tef, in many ways ideal but only now enjoying budding commercial production. Other cultivated and wild grains. This readable and engaging book dispels myths, often based on Western bias, about the nutritional value, flavor, and yield of these African grains. Designed as a tool for economic development, the volume is organized with increasing levels of detail to meet the needs of both lay and professional readers. The authors present the available information on where and how each grain is grown, harvested, and processed, and they list its benefits and limitations as a food source. The authors describe "next steps" for increasing the use of each grain, outline research needs, and address issues in building commercial production. Sidebars cover such interesting points as the potential use of gene mapping and other "high-tech" agricultural techniques on these grains. This fact-filled volume will be of great interest to agricultural experts, entrepreneurs, researchers, and individuals concerned about restoring food production, environmental health, and economic opportunity in sub-Saharan Africa. Selection, Newbridge Garden Book Club
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309176891
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 405
Book Description
Scenes of starvation have drawn the world's attention to Africa's agricultural and environmental crisis. Some observers question whether this continent can ever hope to feed its growing population. Yet there is an overlooked food resource in sub-Saharan Africa that has vast potential: native food plants. When experts were asked to nominate African food plants for inclusion in a new book, a list of 30 species grew quickly to hundreds. All in all, Africa has more than 2,000 native grains and fruitsâ€""lost" species due for rediscovery and exploitation. This volume focuses on native cereals, including: African rice, reserved until recently as a luxury food for religious rituals. Finger millet, neglected internationally although it is a staple for millions. Fonio (acha), probably the oldest African cereal and sometimes called "hungry rice." Pearl millet, a widely used grain that still holds great untapped potential. Sorghum, with prospects for making the twenty-first century the "century of sorghum." Tef, in many ways ideal but only now enjoying budding commercial production. Other cultivated and wild grains. This readable and engaging book dispels myths, often based on Western bias, about the nutritional value, flavor, and yield of these African grains. Designed as a tool for economic development, the volume is organized with increasing levels of detail to meet the needs of both lay and professional readers. The authors present the available information on where and how each grain is grown, harvested, and processed, and they list its benefits and limitations as a food source. The authors describe "next steps" for increasing the use of each grain, outline research needs, and address issues in building commercial production. Sidebars cover such interesting points as the potential use of gene mapping and other "high-tech" agricultural techniques on these grains. This fact-filled volume will be of great interest to agricultural experts, entrepreneurs, researchers, and individuals concerned about restoring food production, environmental health, and economic opportunity in sub-Saharan Africa. Selection, Newbridge Garden Book Club
Products and Services from ERS-NASS.
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Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 92
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Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 92
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Situation and Outlook Report
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Category : Oil industries
Languages : en
Pages : 504
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Category : Oil industries
Languages : en
Pages : 504
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List of available publications of the United States Department of Agriculture
Author: United States. Department of Agriculture. Publishing Division
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 68
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Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 68
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List of Available Publications of the United States Department of Agriculture
Author: United States. Department of Agriculture
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Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 64
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Publisher:
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Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 64
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Annual Statement Studies
Author: Robert Morris Associates
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Category : Financial statements
Languages : en
Pages : 1010
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Category : Financial statements
Languages : en
Pages : 1010
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Feed Grains
Author: William Lin
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Category : Agricultural price supports
Languages : en
Pages : 88
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Publisher:
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Category : Agricultural price supports
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
Bibliography of Agriculture
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Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 1922
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Publisher:
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Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 1922
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