Sentences with phrase «american rice crop»

Similarly, Italy says durum wheat from the IARCs contributes $ 300 million a year to its pasta production, while one - fifth of the value of the billion - dollar American rice crop is attributed to genes from the centres.

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Americans and Africans eat more C4 crops like corn, sorghum and millet, while Asian diets consist primarily of rice, a C3 grass.

After an 11 - year inquiry, a group of Asian and American researchers found a 10 percent drop in rice - crop yields for every increase in nighttime temperatures of 1.8 degrees Fahrenheit.

Experts from the UK and Brazil have found the first evidence that ancient South Americans learned how to grow bigger rice crops with larger grains, but this expertise may have been lost after 1492 when the indigenous population was decimated, research shows.

While they still depend on the forest for traditional hunting and gathering, most Amerindians, as American indigenous people are called, grow crops (like bananas, manioc, and rice), use western goods (like metal pots, pans, and utensils), and make regular trips to towns and cities to bring foods and wares to market.