What are food crops and non-food crops? (Agriculture)
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Non-food CropsThere is an agricultural revolution taking place within the British countryside with farmers being encouraged to take a fresh look at what they produce and how it is produced. One major aspect of this diversification that seems to have been generally overlooked is the area of non-food crops.There is nothing new in the use of plants to give us everyday products, for example cotton for clothing, sunflower oil for cooking, hemp for rope and wool for clothes.
With the pressure for industry to become more environmentally sustainable, there is great interest is using products that are renewable and in some case reduce our dependency on fossil fuels. These are plants such as wheat, oilseed rape and willow that are grown for industrial use for plastics, oils and biofuels. As natural products they reduce CO2 emissions and are also biodegradable which will cut down on problems of waste disposal. However, there are industries with existing investments who are resistant to change, don’t understand the new technology and are unwilling to establish new processes. Until there is demand for the products there are also supply chain issues.
With the pressure for industry to become more environmentally sustainable, there is great interest is using products that are renewable and in some case reduce our dependency on fossil fuels. These are plants such as wheat, oilseed rape and willow that are grown for industrial use for plastics, oils and biofuels. As natural products they reduce CO2 emissions and are also biodegradable which will cut down on problems of waste disposal. However, there are industries with existing investments who are resistant to change, don’t understand the new technology and are unwilling to establish new processes. Until there is demand for the products there are also supply chain issues.
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Food crops are those crops that are grown for the purpose of consumption by humans. A few examples of food crops are paddy, maize and ragi. Non-food crops are those crops that are grown for the purpose of sale rather than consumption by humans and are used as a source for generating profits.
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