Dual crop cultivation

Although a large amount of data is available for large volume crop cultivation, information on the cultivation of speciality crops is less available. The situation is further complicated by the dual use of crops in food and non-food applications. Table 1 serves to give an idea of the cultivation levels of a range of speciality non-food crops in Europe. For comparison, approximately 5 and 25 million hectares (ha) of European land (EU27) are used for OSR and wheat eultivation annually. Land used for cultivation of crops for herbal remedies in Europe amounts to 70,000-100,000 ha (Williamson and MacTavish, 2007). 

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