Some agronomists think that, with enough investment, Ethiopia will be able to feed itself.

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That brought a new wave of agronomists and other young professional people to town.

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And many agronomists hold that relying on year-to-year yield changes for modelling exaggerates the damage due to longer climate shifts.

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The enabling technology of Zero or No Tillage was first developed in Brazil by a team of agronomists and engineers under ICI in 1972.

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Indeed, Bt corn and other engineered crops have generally drawn rave reviews from farmers and agronomists for increasing crop yields and reducing the need for pesticides and fertilizers.

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It attracts farmers and their groupies: commodities brokers, agronomists, grain buyers, ag reporters and representatives from the likes of Cargill and Kraft Foods, all looking for hints as to the size of the impending harvest.

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It attracts farmers and their groupies: commodities brokers, agronomists, grain buyers, ag reporters and representatives from the likes of Cargill and Kraft Foods (nyse: KFT - news - people ), all looking for hints as to the size of the impending harvest.

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