Sentence examples for indigenous crops from inspiring English sources
Such local firms can help focus on indigenous crops.
These include indigenous crops such as quinoa and potato, but also maize, which originated in Mexico.
Judi created a cookbook, which, along with recipes for preparing indigenous crops and grains, described the uses of flour, something never seen on the island.
In some instances, especially those originating from a pest crisis, different perceptions can converge and radical changes in control practise can come about, especially for indigenous crops.
At the 2nd International Conference on Global Food Security in New York, many of the world's top food security experts convened to discuss everything from genetically modified foods and indigenous crops, to livestock, land use and climate change.
By the early 17th century the Navajo and the Jicarilla, Lipan, and Western Apache had begun to engage in a relatively settled way of life, farming indigenous crops; after the advent of Spanish colonization, they incorporated new products such as sheep and cattle into their economies.
By pushing just a few varieties of seed that need fertilisers and pesticides, agribusiness has eroded our indigenous crop diversity.
The production of coffee, an indigenous crop, was expanded under German and British administration to make it the major cash crop; the staple food is plantain.
US scientists have known this, and certainly our understanding of indigenous cropping systems says that if you're going to reduce soil erosion, we have to reduce tillage.
India announced last month it is pursuing charges against Monsanto for "stealing" an indigenous crop — eggplant — and using it to create a modified version without permission, a violation of India's decade-old Biological Diversity Act.
This will only be possible if and when the many tribal wars are ended; if the sowing of landmines stops; and if indigenous crop plants are re-introduced.So far, efforts to increase food production in the tropics have been less than successful.
