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It can be effectively grown on marginal lands that are considered undesirable for food crops, making it a viable option as a new biofuel.

Contaminated wastewater is often used to irrigate food crops, creating significant risks for human health and well-being.

This method might be used to help engineer food crops that are resistant to extremely dry conditions.

But, he said nations have to balance the production of biofuel from food crops, with biofuel from non food resources.

The only GM food crops to be approved so far are tomatoes, sweet pepper and papaya.

Buckwheat is an important resource for food crops and medicine crops, also is one of the traditional agricultural products for exporting.

Export taxes on cash crops have also been used to encourage the production of domestic food crops in order to attain self-sufficiency.

China became involved in a new global trade of goods, plants, animals, and food crops known as the Columbian Exchange.

They would not require food crops, but bringing them to market depends on perfecting techniques that are still experimental.

Corn mature faster due to high yield, cold and strong, and highly nutritional value, so quickly into a global food crops.

In particular, he said, US plans to turn food crops into ethanol would lead to massive famine and the deaths of 3bn people.

Inside, the tower would be mainly designated for food crops, but some of the floors would be available for housing units.

World green (grain) supplies are low and need to be refuel [refilled], and food crops are been (being) used to make biofuels.

but it could have tragic consequences for those of poorer ones, especially if higher prices for feed divert production away from food crops.

Furthermore, agribusiness has focused its efforts on the main food crops, where the largest profits are to be made.

Farmers are finding ways to turn long overlooked products, like livestock manure and non-food crops, into fuel supplies.

The main food crops to high-quality rice, two crops a year.

In addition, using food crops meant that farmers found a more lucrative market for their crops.

"To put it mildly, [converting food crops to biofuels] is foolish, to put it strongly it is a crime against humanity, " Mr Chidambaram said.

Being one of important food crops, the application of genetic engineering on wheat improvement has been attracted great attention recently.

World grain supplies are low and need to be refilled, and food crops are being used to make biofuels.

Within a century of its introduction to the Netherlands, in the 1600s, the potato had become one of the country's most important food crops.

Convert some of the areas currently used to grow food crops into forests to increase the absorption of CO2.

FOR a long time the public has perceived biotechnology to mean dangerous meddling with the genes in food crops.

Farmers are also now choosing to grow water-thirsty qat instead of food crops, he said, because it consistently fetches high prices.

One way of enabling the resource-poor to enjoy a more balanced diet is to 'nutritionally enhance' existing food crops.

The promise of lowered costs of food crops and improved health indicates that research and uptake in this area should be vigorously pursued.

Maize is one of the world's three major food crops, is the recognized world gold food.

Even the major food crops of the poor -- wheat, rice, white maize, potato and cassava -- are also being neglected, according to SOFA 2004.

Biofuels are fuels made from food crops or other organic materials, like farm wastes.

The research will help scientists genetically modify food crops and understand how humans are genetically different from other species.

China's "landmark" granting of safety certificates to three genetically modified (GM) food crops has provoked criticism from green groups.

But he says nations have to balance the production of biofuel from food crops with biofuel from nonfood resources.

But he says nations have to balance the production of biofuel from food crops with biofuel form nonfood resources.

Applicable crops: fruit or vegetables, food crops, artificial cultivation of edible fungi, Chinese herbal medicine, etc.

The dosing of food crops with herbicides is from a public health viewpoint unacceptable and should be prohibited by law.

But despite plans to beef up investment the Chinese have so far been reluctant to commercialise genetically modified food crops.

But he says nations have to balance the production of biofuel from food crops with biofuel from non-food resources.

Residents have also reported environmental damage from glyphosate, including damage to food crops and streams strewn with dead fish.

he says nations have to balance the production of biofuel from food crops with biofuels from nonfood resources.

These, made from non-food crops like reeds and wild grasses, would offer fuel without the risk of taking food off the table, they said.

We garden about four acres of land for community food crops as well as for seed for Southern Exposure Seed Exchange.

Using inedible inputs avoids fights about diverting food crops for fuel, and frees the industry from reliance on a single commodity.

Biofuel policies have diverted food crops from traditional export markets to production of ethanol and biodiesel.

National policies in the United States, Europe and Brazil support the use of food crops to produce fuel.

Alvarez says population growth will drive the need to allocate water carefully for various food crops as well as livestock.

Algal oil is similar to soybean oil but can be grown on marginal lands unsuitable for food crops.

Some Asian governments, notably India and Thailand, have already said they want no food crops diverted into biofuels.

Local agriculture is directed towards the production of high quality fresh food crops through intensive land use.

Farmers planted more of their best crops, or "cash crops, " for export. They planted fewer food crops for local use.

But he says nations have the to balance the production of biofuel from food crops with biofuel from nonfood resources.

In June, meat prices surged to a 22-year high on the back of record costs for corn and soybean, key food crops for livestock.

Most islanders engage in subsistence activities ranging from fishing to the growing of food crops.

Chlorpyrifos and diazinon (see above), along with many related toxic pesticides, are still used widely on food crops.

The Renewable Fuels Association's Bob Dinneen says fuels not made from food crops are coming-thanks to corn ethanol.

He calls for focused plant-breeding efforts on staple food crops that include training for plant breeders.

The government has halted approvals for new corn-based ethanol plants and is developing alternative biofuels using non-food crops.

Some of the food crops failed. However, the cotton did quite well.

At the same time, scientists have to deal with concerns about genetic ally engineered plants accidentally mixing with food crops.

For instance, some researchers previously looked at introducing the hardiness of weeds into food crops.

Such methods are used to create GM plants --- which are then used to grow GM food crops.

Like food crops, flowers are often grown with pesticides.

But jatropha can grow on poor-quality land unsuitable for food crops and needs little water or fertilisers.

This includes tapping sustainable energy sources such as biofuels from non-food crops, or cellulosic ethanol. "The U. S. "

However, policing is difficult with food crops, and many farmers find more lucrative markets.

Climate change threatens food crops across the world.

But unlike soya and other plant-based biodiesels, it does not use up plants or land that might otherwise be planted with food crops.

At a temperature of -18 C, the vault could potentially preserve seeds from most food crops for hundreds of years.

Using food crops to make fuel was a major point of debate.

Potatoes are one of the world's leading food crops.

It also eliminates the food-for-fuel debate that hobbles ethanol refined from food crops.

The main food crops to wheat, potato, broad bean mainly corn and sowing.

There are clear signs of a backlash against ethanol made from food crops.

Converting this plant waste into fuels is an important goal for the biofuel industry, which currently uses food crops such as corn.

Specialists in this field work with plant breeders to find disease-resistant strains of food crops.

GM biofuels have also been shown to damage surrounding food crops.

P4P is expected to develop food cooperatives and long-term agreements for buying corn, wheat and other food crops.

Australia is a major global source for produce and food crops such as wheat, as well as livestock and dairy products.

The announcement was welcomed by the National Non Food Crops Centre in York, the UK's home for the development of renewable fuels.

We don't know, but the World Bank analysis indicates that only 37 percent of the projects will be devoted to food crops.

The team say the GW2 gene will facilitate breeding efforts to improve grain yield in food crops.

Good soil produces food crops for both humans and animals.

Domestically, the government limits the amount of food crops that can be switched to fuel production.

It takes about one litre of water to produce one calorie from food crops.

There are many appellations of food crops on the record of Chinese ancient books.

On the one hand, there are compelling arguments for altering the genetic makeup of food crops, notes the report.

Farmers grow maize, rice, manioc, yams, millet and other food crops.

Parakeets living wild in Britain could be culled because they pose a threat to native wildlife and are damaging food crops.

But (the) use of food crops for biofuel raises the concern of food shortages.

They planted fewer food crops for local use.

Rice is one of the most important food crops in the world. Rice production and quality depend on the development of the floral organ.

There is much need for better rural infrastructure and more research, especially for food crops.

In parts of Africa, for example, men are responsible for cash crops while women are generally responsible for food crops.

Speaking of risk, we have seen that price volatility of food crops in Africa is the highest in the world.

Benefit cost ratio under balanced fertilization regimes exceeded 2. 5 for oil palm in Thailand and 7 for food crops in Indonesia.

In addition, new sources of food demand have emerged with increased use of food crops for biofuels production.

This is happening as global demand for food crops is growing - and prices are rising.

So is the use of food crops to produce biofuels.

And even growing non-food crops for industrial use is problematic, because it can reduce the land available for food production.

That is because honey bees pollinate food crops of all kinds.

Food crops that grow here are used to make bread in the Soviet Union, bean curb and cooking oil in Japan.

There are 20 primary food crops in China, most of which have wild relatives.

widely used as a fertilizer applied to rice, wheat, corn, sorghum, cotton, fruits, vegetables, etc. species of food crops and cash crops;

Market Competitiveness of Minor Food Crops and Its Industrialization Development

Cultural practices and demonstration of the food crops superhigh yield in the east irrigation fields of Shaanxi

Comparison of Nitrogen Mineralization and Nitrification in Upland Soils Grown with Vegetables and Food Crops

widely used in rice, wheat, corn, sorghum, cotton, fruits, vegetables and other food crops and cash crops;

Quality Characteristics of Germplasm Resources of Food Crops and Their Utilization

Green agriculture production in the fruits or vegetables, food crops and other products must use high quality of foliar fertilization;

Status, Problems and Countermeasures of Production of Minor Food Crops in Jianping County

MAE; International Liaison Committee for Food Crops Programme;

Of rice, wheat, corn, sorghum, cotton, fruits, vegetables and other food crops and cash crops to increase yield better results;

Technology Transfer on Selected Food Crops for the Semi-Arid Tropics;

Status and Effect of Minor Food Crops in Regional Economy Development in Ningxia Province

Problem and Suggestion of General Food Crops Production in Anqing City

Rice varieties suitable to triple-crop-system for economic and food crops

biofuels are still competing with food crops for available land;

Statements on the Production and Safety of Food Crops in Zhejiang

Pollution of Soils and Main Food Crops in Suburbs of Baiyin City

Post-harvest technology for food crops;

Released Upland Food Crops Varieties in 2005 Year in Hubei Province

Seed Collection Effort Aims to Safeguard 21 Food Crops

ban the use of food crops for pharmaceutical uses

Institute of Food Crops, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences

In corny ethanol, for example, we are not only incented to turn food crops inefficiently into fuel;