12 dec 2007

Sorghum is a member of the grass family and a native wild plant of Africa. Sorghum (Sorghum vulgare Pers.) is indigenous to Africa, and many of today’s varieties originated on that continent. Sorghum was also grown in India before recorded history...

01 dec 2006

The third ranking producer of tapioca (cassava) after Nigeria and Brazil, Thailand wants to keep its leading position on the world raw material markets. The entire region suffered from drought and lower yields in 2004 and the country may export less ...

01 may 2005

Triticale is a hardy winter cereal crop that was created in a laboratory by crossing wheat and rye. After 30 years of effort, plant breeders, particularly those at the French National Institute for Agronomic Research (INRA), have succeeded in making ...

01 may 2004

New legislation designed to meet concerns expressed about the use of GM crops is approaching finalisation. One of the main subjects of current debate is the economic and market implications of GM and non-GM crops being grown in close proximity (ie c...

01 aug 2003

The soybean is a very rich source of essential nutrients and one of the most versatile foodstuffs. Well known to the ancient Chinese, soya spread to the rest of the Orient when traders took soybeans with them on sea voyages. The crop remained unknow...

01 apr 2001