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Destitute farmer in Bangladesh

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"This destitute farmer in Bangladesh, like so many rural people, has known poverty and hunger throughout his life. A Small Farmers' Development Project, initiated by FAO in 1976, has so far organized some 11,000 families in Bangladesh, Nepal and the…

Experiment corn crop at 6 weeks

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"At 6 weeks this experimental plot of corn shows a great difference in growth and health than others planted at the same time."

Multi-eared corn bred in China

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"A high-yielding, multi-eared hybrid corn that out-yields all local variety is being popularized in China with satisfactory results. Each stalk of the hybrid bears 2-4 productive ears, while other corn plants usually have only one or two ears each.…

Corn - (Trinity) grown in kingston

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"Trinity Corn - "Asphalt Farmers" are not known for their "green thumbs" but Kingstonian Thorold DeMercado told the lie to this saying recently when he reaped the above "trinity corn." The seeds to this unusual product were planted late last year and…

Citrus Growers Association

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"Talking about citrus: Agriculture Minister Seymour Mullings (left) giving the main address at the 30th Annual General Meeting of the Citrus Growers' Association at the George Lisle Education Centre, Kingston on Tuesday."

Cocoa - Cultivation

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"Cocoa Industry Board Chairman, Donald Webb, left and other board personnel inspecting young cocoa plants at Spring Valley."

Coco

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"A coco weighing 12 pounds and measuring 4 feet in circumference has been reaped in the backyard of Mr. Sylvester Comrie of New Ground district near Lime Hall. Mr. Comrie is a local farmer, but this is the first time that he has reaped such a large…