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Growing crops

Growing crops

Description

Growing crops involves the systematic cultivation of plants for food, fiber, or other resources, utilizing land, water, and agricultural techniques to ensure reliable yields. This strategy addresses food security, economic development, and resource sustainability by selecting suitable crops, managing soil fertility, controlling pests, and optimizing planting cycles. Effective crop growing remedies hunger, supports livelihoods, and mitigates environmental degradation through practices such as crop rotation, irrigation, and integrated pest management.

Broader

Producing primary commodities

Cultivating plants

Narrower

Developing pesticide and herbicide tolerant crops

Developing new crop expertise

Using companion planting

Producing non-food crops

Producing leaf concentrate

Planting nutritious food crops

Planting crops with low water demand

Improving local capability for growing oilseed crops

Harvesting domestic fuel sources

Growing narcotic crops

Growing multiple crops

Growing grain crops

Growing food crops

Growing fibre crops

Growing diversified garden crops

Growing diversified cash crops

Growing crops for seed

Growing compost crops

Growing cash crops

Commercializing agricultural products

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #2: Zero Hunger

Metadata

Database

Global strategies

Type

(D) Detailed strategies

Subject

Agriculture, fisheries » Cultivation
Agriculture, fisheries » Crops

Content quality

Yet to rate

Language

English

1A4N

J8813

DOCID

12088130

D7NID

195558

Editing link

Official link

https://encyclopedia.uia.org/strategy/growing-crops

Last update

Oct 20, 2022