A staple food is one that is eaten regularly and in such quantities as to constitute the dominant part of the diet and supply a major proportion of energy and nutrient needs.
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a substance crop is freshly grown wash and eaten , a cash crop is applied with chemicals
Rice
Great commercial boom and population increased. New food crops from the Americas : maize ( corn ) , sweet potatoes and peanuts. Because these crops could be grown on inferior soils without irrigation, Chinese cultivation spread quickly through the hilly and marginal areas that bordered on the irrigated rice lands of southern China. They became vital supplements to the staple rice or millet diet of the Chinese people, particularly those of the rapidly growing southern regions. These plants also became an important hedge against famine. population growth and commercial growth .
They use the Nile river and they also built a system that makes farming the crops easier
There is a huge variety of animals and crops farmed in Australia. All types of livestock are farmed, as well as almost all types of fruits, vegetables and grain crops.