How Saffron, a Precious Import, Became an American Cash Crop
It’s hard work to harvest, but a growing cadre of small farmers and home gardeners are cultivating the spice for profit, or ...
standardmedia.co.ke1 年
Profitable cash crops to grow on a small farm
Mwangi's farm is about half an acre, and he earns a decent living from growing cash crops. From growing garlic to cultivating mushrooms, he says there are plenty of ways to boost the bottom line ...
AgWeb3 年
Cactus Pears: A Cash Crop?
We talk a lot about crops such as corn, soybeans and wheat, but could we one day add cactus pear to the list? With its high heat tolerance and low water use (80% less than some traditional crops ...
C&EN1 个月
Elicit Plant raises cash for crop biostimulants
The French start-up Elicit Plant, one of C&EN’s 10 Start-Ups to Watch in 2023, has raised $47 million to commercialize products that help protect crop yields during drought. The products are ...
AgWeb1 年
Big Oil is Teaming Up With Big Ag, And it Could Turn Cover Crops Into the New Cash Crop for ...
The new partnerships are ones S&P Global commodity Insights sees as a tremendous opportunity for farmers to see a second cash crop. And it’s not just one crop -- but a multitude of crops that ...
The New Indian Express1 个月
Robbers smell the ‘cash’ in rubber, nutmeg ‘crops’ in Ernakulam
KOCHI: There seems to be a new ‘crop’ of robbers out and about in Ernakulam. And it’s not just money and ornaments that they are targeting, but also cash crops. Multiple incidents of large ...
The Times and Democrat13 天
Researcher aims to develop chickpeas as winter cash crop in Southeast
Summary: Clemson University researcher Dil Thavarajah aims to develop high-quality chickpea cultivars as winter cash crops ...
The Star2 年
Batik used to tell Malaysia's lost story of cash crops, tigers and plantations
In A Leaf Through History, which is showing at Cult Gallery in Bukit Tunku, he continues his exploration of the batik technique and its evolution, and reflects on the influence of cash crops on ...