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AGRICULTURE. The art of cultivating the earth in order to obtain from it the divers things it can produce; and particularly what is useful to man, as grain, fruit's, cotton, flax, and other things. Domat, Dr. Pub. liv. tit. 14, s. 1, n. 1. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The possibility of creating a whole new industry, one that grows energy crops in addition to food crops, could shift the current energy paradigm dramatically. amp;ldquo;And, because we have no market acceptance for biotech in food crops, research dollars and talent are going into corn and soybeans and not into wheat. In exchange, the Ethiopian government will receive royalty payments and profit shares, while hundreds of local farmers will have an opportunity to boost their earnings by growing the oilseed on land too poor for food crops. |
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