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In 2002, there were about 57 million deaths. In 2005, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) using the International Classification of Diseases (ICD), about 58 million people died. [1] In 2010, according to the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, 52.8 million people died. [2]
The plant produces allelopathic chemicals that suppress crop and pasture plants, and allergens that affect humans and livestock. It also frequently causes pollen allergies. [17] A study published in 2021 further showed that the plant could promote malaria by supplying much appreciated food and shelter to mosquitoes in Eastern Africa. [18]
The plant generally gets more toxic with maturity, with the exception of the berries (which have significant toxicity even while green). [165] Pieris japonica: Japanese pieris Ericaceae: The plant is poisonous if consumed by people or animals. [166] Plumeria spp. frangipani Apocynaceae: Contact with the milky latex may irritate eyes and skin ...
Corn production leaped to 3.4 million in 2007 compared to 1.2 million in 2005, making Malawi a major food exporter. [106] Consequently, food prices lowered and wages for farmworkers rose. [106] Such investments in agriculture are still needed in other African countries like the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Most bacteria associated with plants are saprotrophic and do no harm to the plant itself. However, a small number, around 100 known species, cause disease, especially in subtropical and tropical regions of the world. [15] [page needed] Most plant pathogenic bacteria are bacilli. Erwinia uses cell wall–degrading enzymes to cause soft rot.
The annual or seasonal cycle of activities related to the production of a particular agricultural product, especially the growth and harvest of plant crops, inclusive of all steps normally involved in the complete process from initial preparations (e.g. tilling, sowing, fertilizing, and irrigating) through sale and distribution of the finished ...
Species diversity refers to the number and abundance of different species used for food and agriculture. The number of species considered to contribute to food alone ranges from 5,538 to 75,000 depending on definitions. [11] A conservative estimate is that about 6,000 species are commonly used for food.
World production of primary crops by commodity groups, 2022 World agricultural land by use, 2022 Cropland area in 2022. There was an increase in global production of primary crops by 56% between 2000 and 2022 to 9.6 billion tonnes, which represents a 0.7% compared to 2021. [2] This represents 3.5 billion tonnes more than in 2000. [2]