Crops & Food
We eat to live. Humans use approximately 11% of Earth’s land for the cultivation of crops for food, but also for clothing, medicine and biofuels. Globally, major crops include sugarcane, pumpkin, maize (corn), wheat, rice, cassava, soybeans, hay, potatoes and cotton.
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GMO Q&A with an Illinois farmer
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GMO Q&A with an Illinois farmer
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India approves GMO trials for broader array of crops
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Video: Feelings, Facts, Food and GMOs
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USDA report says GM crops show mix of benefits, concerns
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European scientists on African mission to break biotech logjam
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