staple crop
collocation in Englishmeaningsofstapleandcrop
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staple
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˈsteɪ.pəl/us/ˈsteɪ.pəl/
basic or main; standard ...
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crop
noun
uk/krɒp/us/krɑːp/
(the total amount collected of) a plant such as a grain, fruit, or vegetable grown in ...
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(Definition ofstapleandcropfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Among the most significant reforms were massive exchange rate devaluation and decontrol of food marketing and pricing, particularly for rice, thestaplecrop.
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Intercropping it with maize, the most importantstaplecropin this region, is a potentially attractive option.
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On the one hand, there are areas in the country where cassava is the major source of ingested calories (staplecrop) and many cultivars, predominantly bitter ones, are grown.
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Maize was thestaplecrop, but most farming families were maize-deficient.
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The particularstaplecropvaried by region.
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Fromstaplecropto extinction?
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A few, large-scale, agribusinesses were producing livestock and high value crops for export, while the majority ofstaplecropproduction was undertaken by campesinos on small ejido plots.
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Maize is the most importantstaplecropthat is sold for cash, and a wide variety of subsistence crops are grown, such as vegetables, fruits, and tubers.
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I regard wheat as thestaplecropin agriculture.
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That accounts a good deal for the reluctance to leave the mainstaplecrop, which enjoys a very large measure of immunity against cyclones.
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Together with maize, tef is the country'sstaplecrop, and that is grown for food and for the local drink.
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It is the mainstaplecropand source of wealth.
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That must be frightening for a country whosestaplecropis cane sugar.
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Preliminary figures indicate that the area planted to maize, thestaplecropthis year is larger than last.
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Diversification includes any commercial activity carried out by farmers, other than the production of astaplecropand livestock husbandry.
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I am stating the fact that the tomato is thestaplecropof the glasshouse industry in this country.
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The tomato is thestaplecropof our glasshouse industry.
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The result is that the production of bananas, which is thestaplecropof the island, has gone down to something like a quarter of the prewar figure.
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Rice, theirstaplecrop, is grown on most hillsides and in low, swampy areas.
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A maize swidden, providing thestaplecrop, is developed around the village.
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