What is a staple or subsistence crop?
Staple (or subsistence) crops are important food crops in developing countries. Examples include rice, cassava, bananas, and various varieties of native beans. • What is a specialty crop? Specialty crops are important commercial crops that are grown in specific regions rather than across broad areas involving tens of millions of acres. Examples include: lettuce, tomatoes, oranges, pumpkins, cranberries, cucumbers, grapes, apples, cabbage, peas, walnuts, and broccoli. • What is agricultural biotechnology? Many definitions of agricultural biotechnology exist. Some internationally agreed definitions are: “Any technological application that uses biological systems, living organisms, or derivatives thereof, to make or modify products or processes for specific use” (Convention on Biological Diversity), or ” Interpreted in a narrow sense, a range of different molecular technologies such as gene manipulation or gene transfer, DNA typing and cloning of plants and animals” (Food and Agricultural
