| They grow several staple crops, including manioc root, sweet potatoes, sugar cane, peanuts, and plantains. |
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| In northern Mauritania, small swarms have already caused damage to the staple crops millet and sorghum, along with date palms and vegetables. |
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| Floods and rogue waves raise the saltwater table underlying the atolls, poisoning the Tuvaluans' staple crops. |
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| Cassava is one of the most important staple crops for farmers in sub-Saharan Africa. |
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| Three, strengthening plant breeding programmes in developing countries for not only bananas but also other basic staple crops. |
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| Above all, this meant plantation agriculture, producing staple crops for export with slave labour. |
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| They were generally used in the cultivation of staple crops for purposes of long-distance trade. |
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| The grass family Poaceae is highly diverse and contains 10,000 species, many of which are our most important staple crops. |
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| Critics contend that toxic herbicides are sprayed indiscriminately from above, hitting water supplies, staple crops, and people. |
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| The economy of colonial America grew rapidly because of sustained population growth and profitable cultivation of staple crops. |
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| They grow crops for the home and market and often produce most staple crops. |
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| Some of Africa's staple crops, such as cassava, are bulky, perishable and cannot be traded without significant processing or value-added. |
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| This component of the decrease appears to have been partially compensated for by an increase in the rate of forest clearance for the production of staple crops. |
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| Through her care and dedication, Nyéléni came to domesticate fonio and small millet, two staple crops in West Africa. |
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| In addition to staple crops, gourds and tobacco are also planted. |
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| Unfortunately, the same is not true for most of the staple crops and domestic animals on which humans depend for food. |
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| In turn, these Central American countries disbanded cultivation of staple crops like corn and bean, and have now become major importers and that too from the United States. |
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| The solution: provide alternative staple crops and livelihoods for the Afghans. |
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| In the north, wheat is likely to be one of the staple crops. |
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| That badly affected the distribution of fruit, vegetables and staple crops. |
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| Our 2000-2003 campaign The Earth is for All raised the issue of the impact on food security of bio-patents on seeds of basic staple crops. |
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| They grow 80 per cent of staple crops in Africa. |
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| Do not dispose of uncomposted coffee waste, household waste, waste from staple crops that may also be produced on the farm or animal feed in or around the orchard. |
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| HarvestPlus, one international agricultural research project, is pursuing this solution with efforts to boost the nutrient content of seven key staple crops grown in Asia and Africa. |
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| As the main producers of staple crops, women are custodians of natural resources and are engaged in activities that generate agricultural and non-agricultural income. |
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| In Latin America and the Caribbean, FAO has been encouraging the introduction of improved technology for staple crops in many of its ongoing projects. |
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| However, the use of herbicides on small farmers in poor countries is very limited while insecticides are generally used on commercial crops such as cotton but not on staple crops. |
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| Some, mostly in Africa, cut the forest to grow staple crops, while others, especially in South America, do so in response to the increasing demand for commercial crops and cattle. |
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| The first indicator: Changes in production, stocks and trade of main staple crops can perfectly capture the main impacts that bioenergy production can have on food security. |
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| If staple crops, such as maize, could be coaxed into apomixis, this would be a boon to poor farmers who save seed to plant year after year, and watch its vigour dwindle. |
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| Importantly in this respect, Annex I to the Treaty includes taro, coconut, yam and grass-pea, staple crops of importance only for specific regions. |
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| Diversification options relevant for poverty reduction could be researched both in staple crops and in emerging or more traditional cash crop sectors, which would complement cotton production. |
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| There is even evidence that many chinampa cultivators, in response to the expanded market, were shifting from the production of staple crops to truck gardening. |
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| The villagers are mostly farmers, and benzoin collection is their only means of bringing in an income that is in addition to their staple crops of rice and vegetables. |
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| Few things matter to human happiness more than the yields of staple crops. |
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| Compared to staple crops, coffee has some advantages. |
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| In the meantime, and also in their own interest, cotton companies are increasingly employing an integrated approach that promotes cotton and staple crops alike. |
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| China and India, as well as Brazil, play a dominant role in the global production of food products, including staple crops such as wheat, maize, and rice. |
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| Cassava is a highly productive crop in terms of food calories produced per unit land area per unit of time, significantly higher than other staple crops. |
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