Proceedings of the First National Symposium of the Center for new crops and plant products of the Purdue University which focuses on research, development, and economics.
http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/proceedings1990/v1-toc.html
Plans and conducts applied research and extension programs on forages and sugar cane for the mineral (sandy) and adjacent (organic) soils of Florida's cattle and sugar cane product...
http://www.imok.ufl.edu/agro/
Detailed information on the production of a number of agronomic crops adapted to the upper Midwestern U.S., from adzuki bean to wild rice.
http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/afcm/index.html
Food is more abundant and cheaper today than ever before in history due to a dramatic improvement in agricultural productivity that swept the globe in the 1960s.
http://catholiceducation.org/articles/population/pc0025.html
Sources of information from Purdue University on promising new crops for food, timber, shade, soil improvement.
http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/CropReference/crop_reference.html
Information about plants (many obscure) that are available from ECHO (Educational Concerns for Hunger Organization, a Christian non-profit group that is battling world hunger).
http://www.echonet.org/eln&herbs/nurserycatalog.htm
A list and description of plants that are not normally considered as crops but are consumed in times of famine.
http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/faminefoods/ff_home.html
An online book, presenting little-known plants of the Andes with promise for worldwide cultivation.
http://books.nap.edu/books/030904264X/html/index.html
PDF files showing principal crops across the world, as production maps, with weather maps and production statistics.
http://www.usda.gov/oce/waob/jawf/profiles/mwcacp.htm
Focused on preserving the genetic diversity of plants by acquiring, preserving, evaluating, documenting and distributing crop germplasms to research scientists. Includes general in...
http://www.ars-grin.gov/npgs/
Information clearinghouse on the natural fibers, oilseeds, and related industries, offered by the University of Texas. Presents technology and industry news, a photo gallery, and a...
http://www.utexas.edu/centers/nfic/
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