Cereal farming: Quick Facts

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A large red and yellow combine harvester cuts through a golden wheat field, leaving neat rows of harvested grain behind.

rice paddy field

A field of green wheat stretches toward three silos and two barns on a Canadian farm, with dramatic clouds tinged with pink and purple overhead.

farm in Ethiopia

A tractor with a wide boom sprayer applies herbicides to rows of young cereal crops in a large, green agricultural field.

Combine harvester

A large grain elevator and several metal silos stand on a farm surrounded by green fields, with hills and a partly cloudy sky in the background.

vertical farming

Observe threshing-day traditions in Chile's Olmué valley

Can traditional rice varieties help secure future food supply?

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