Nonfood crop

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A nonfood crop, also known as industrial crop, is a crop grown to produce goods for manufacturing, for example fibre for clothing, rather than food for consumption.[1][2][3]

Purpose

Industrial crops is a designation given to an enterprise that attempts to raise farm sector income, and provide economic development activities for rural areas. Industrial crops also attempt to provide products that can be used as substitutes for imports from other nations.[4]

Diversity

The range of crops with non-food uses is broad, but includes traditional arable crops like wheat, as well as less conventional crops like hemp and Miscanthus. Products made from non-food crops can be categorised by function:

Function Products Crop examples
Biofuels and bioenergy (energy crops) Bioethanol, biobutanol, biodiesel, syngas and bioenergy
switchgrass
Building and construction Hemp-lime building materials, Straw building materials, Insulation, Paints, varnishes
linseed (flax), bamboo
Fiber Paper, cloth, fabric, padding, string, twine, and rope
manila hemp, papyrus, sisal
Pharmaceuticals
(traditional) and therapeutic proteins (novel) 		Drugs, botanical and herbal medicines, nutritional supplements,
plant-made pharmaceuticals
Artemisia, Tobacco
Renewable
biopolymers
Plastics and packaging
potatoes
Speciality chemicals
printing ink
, paper coatings
linseed, hemp

See also

References

  1. ^ "Industrial Crop Production (journal)". Grace Communications Foundation. 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Author Information Pack". INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS An International Journal. Elsevier. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  3. ISBN 978-1-4939-1447-0
    .
  4. doi:10.1002/1520-6297(199501/02)11:1<45::AID-AGR2720110106>3.0.CO;2-H. Archived from the original
    on 2013-01-05. Retrieved 25 February 2009.

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