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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WRI: World Resources Institute · 3 June 2024 English

Planted Trees (SDPT) in three areas: boundaries, to spatially differentiate planted forests and tree crops from natural and seminatural forests on a global scale; tree species information, to help screen for

spatially differentiate planted forests and tree crops from natural and seminatural forests on a global natural and planted forests, as well as other tree crops that are not typically considered forest. The Spatial spatially differentiate planted forests and tree crops from natural and seminatural forests on a global defined as stands of planted trees—other than tree crops—grown for wood and wood fiber production or for protection against wind and/or soil erosion, and “tree crops,” defined as stands of perennial trees for agricultural


UNEP: United Nations Environment Programme · 11 May 2024 English

When: 11 May and 12 October 2024 Theme: The importance of insects for migratory birds Official website: https://www.worldmigratorybirdday.org/

Pesticides and herbicides designed to protect crops harm insects that birds rely on for food. A scarcity


RIS: Research and Information System for Developing Countries · 24 April 2024 English

continued dialogue and concerted the importance of ASEAN-India The seminar served as a platform action are essential to strengthen Millet Festival, ASEAN-India for robust deliberations, fostering the ASEAN-India relationship for …

nutrition ; Sustainable, inclusive climate-resilient crops leading The virtual workshop aimed at: and climate-resilient Forum Public Lecture CRISPR for Developing Future Crops The 51st STIP Forum Public Lecture He began his associated with economic growth. for Developing Future Crops”. Dr In this context, genome editing Vibha Dhawan quality Crops (SDN1 and SDN2) from covered a wide canvas of issues traits such as bio-fortified crops etc Continued from page..9 development. This pipeline of crops the end, Professor Bansal exhorted decisions are


GFI: Green Finance Institute · 24 April 2024 English

The objective of this project was to assess the materiality of nature-related risks to the UK financial sector both in the near-term and the longer-term. At least half of global …

from flooding and wildfire risks. Pollination for crops and horticulture is also threatened, as trends simultaneous failure of wheat, maize and soybean crops, and worsening risks under faster global heating


ActionAid Association (India) · 21 April 2024 English

Definition of Construction Workers The definition of construction workers in the Building and Other Construction Workers Act, 1996 should be amended and expanded in line with supply and value chains …

indigenous seeds, and banning genetically modified crops. Establish markets for organic produce, supporting to use new technology efficiently, and choice of crops must be made following climate resilience and keeping


RFF: Resources for the Future · 19 April 2024

Wildfire Smoke in the United States Jacob Gellman and Matthew Wibbenmeyer Working Paper 24-04 April 2024 About the Authors Jacob Gellman is a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Economics …

Nevertheless, smoke can be detrimental to particular crops, such as wine grapes (Whiting and Krstic 2007).


ActionAid Association (India) · 19 April 2024 English

Beyond the scheme-based commitments which some state governments and the central government have given in the form of urban employment schemes or the rural employment guarantee act << 2 >> …

efficient we need to promote diversification of crops, and more climate friendly agriculture. 2. Farmers moratorium to stop promotion of genetically modified crops and bringing a legislation for creating a genetically support the diversification of agriculture to include crops that are more resilient to drought and other climatic harvesting techniques, the fragility of plantation crops, and the remote nature of plantation sites demands


RIS: Research and Information System for Developing Countries · 19 April 2024 English

continued dialogue and concerted the importance of ASEAN-India The seminar served as a platform action are essential to strengthen Millet Festival, ASEAN-India for robust deliberations, fostering the ASEAN-India relationship for …

nutrition ; Sustainable, inclusive climate-resilient crops leading The virtual workshop aimed at: and climate-resilient Forum Public Lecture CRISPR for Developing Future Crops The 51st STIP Forum Public Lecture He began his associated with economic growth. for Developing Future Crops”. Dr In this context, genome editing Vibha Dhawan quality Crops (SDN1 and SDN2) from covered a wide canvas of issues traits such as bio-fortified crops etc Continued from page..9 development. This pipeline of crops the end, Professor Bansal exhorted decisions are


ICRIER: Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations · 19 April 2024 English

As applied nutrients, leads to nutrient per the latest estimates, about 1/3rd of the mining, i.e., depletion of the organic total land area and about 1/5th of the matter in …

agro-biodiversity undermines the genetic diversity of crops and reduces the resilience of agricultural ecosystems precipitation on agriculture, particularly affecting crops like wheat, maize, oilseeds, and sugarcane. It also It serves as the structural 2020). support for crops and acts as their primary source of water and nutrients percent. However, many tropical soils nutrients for crops. Data from soil health currently contain less than utilized adaptation strategies, as discussed by crops. Estimates of Nutrient Use below: Efficiency (NUE)


SWP: Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik · 19 April 2024 German

need total rebuilding post-war - Sudan Foreign Trade: The Day Following the War - El-Obeid: Can The Crops Market Overcome The War Stagnation? - The fight for influence that keeps Sudan’s ports in permanent

Trade: The Day Following the War - El-Obeid: Can The Crops Market Overcome The War Stagnation? - The fight


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