Characteristics and Production Costs of U.S. Grain Sorghum Farms, 1990

Characteristics and Production Costs of U.S. Grain Sorghum Farms, 1990
Title Characteristics and Production Costs of U.S. Grain Sorghum Farms, 1990 PDF eBook
Author John E. Jinkins
Publisher
Pages 20
Release 1993
Genre Sorghum
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Products and Services from ERS-NASS.

Products and Services from ERS-NASS.
Title Products and Services from ERS-NASS. PDF eBook
Author
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Pages 92
Release 1998
Genre Agriculture
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Situation and Outlook Report

Situation and Outlook Report
Title Situation and Outlook Report PDF eBook
Author
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Pages 504
Release 1992
Genre Oil industries
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Agriculture Economics Reports

Agriculture Economics Reports
Title Agriculture Economics Reports PDF eBook
Author
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Pages 472
Release 1987
Genre Agriculture
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Lost Crops of Africa

Lost Crops of Africa
Title Lost Crops of Africa PDF eBook
Author National Research Council
Publisher National Academies Press
Pages 405
Release 1996-02-14
Genre Technology & Engineering
ISBN 0309176891

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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

List of Available Publications of the United States Department of Agriculture

List of Available Publications of the United States Department of Agriculture
Title List of Available Publications of the United States Department of Agriculture PDF eBook
Author United States. Department of Agriculture
Publisher
Pages 64
Release 1993
Genre Agriculture
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List of available publications of the United States Department of Agriculture

List of available publications of the United States Department of Agriculture
Title List of available publications of the United States Department of Agriculture PDF eBook
Author United States. Department of Agriculture. Publishing Division
Publisher
Pages 68
Release 1993
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