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Non food crops
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The term non food crop applies to the use of agricultural crop for uses other than human (as food) or animal consumption (as feed).
The range of crops with non-food uses is broad. Products can be categorised by function:
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Examples of crops used: |
| Biofuels and Bioenergy (energy crops) |
Bioethanol, biobutanol, biodiesel, syngas, bioelectricity |
Algae, Buchloe dactyloides, Jatropha and Switchgrass |
| Building and construction |
Hemp-lime building materials, Straw building materials, Insulation, Paints, varnishes |
hemp, wheat, linseed, flax |
| Pharmaceuticals (traditional) and therapeutic proteins (novel) |
Drugs, botanical and herbal medicines, nutritional supplements, plant-made pharmaceuticals |
Borage, Cannabis sativa, Echinacea, Artemisia, Tobacco |
| Renewable biopolymers |
Plastics and packaging |
Wheat, maize, potatoes |
| Speciality chemicals |
Essential oils, printing ink, paper coatings |
Lavender, oilseed rape, linseed, hemp |
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