|
Neglected Crops: 1492 From A Different Perspective Plants of American origin that have been neglected or mostly forgotten since the arrival of Europeans. CropReference Sources of information from Purdue University on promising new crops for food, timber, shade, soil improvement. Edible Landscape Nursery Catalog Information about plants (many obscure) that are available from ECHO (Educational Concerns for Hunger Organization, a Christian non-profit group that is battling world hunger). Alternative Field Crops Manual Detailed information on the production of a number of agronomic crops adapted to the upper Midwestern U.S., from adzuki bean to wild rice. Australian New Crops Project Information about "new" crop developments, from the University of Queensland. Badgersett Research Corporation Research and development of hazelnuts and chestnuts for use as staple crops, sale of seedlings and nuts. Minnesota. Catholic Educator's Resource Center: Population Food is more abundant and cheaper today than ever before in history due to a dramatic improvement in agricultural productivity that swept the globe in the 1960s. Rothamsted Research Conducts basic, strategic and applied research in biological and related sciences, integrating these to optimise crop production systems. Famine Foods A list and description of plants that are not normally considered as crops but are consumed in times of famine. The Use of Neglected and Underutilized Crop Species Includes projects, purpose, publications, links, and news. More Field Crops Sites |
|||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||