History of the earth and the soil
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| Publisher | Milling & Grain |
| Year of publication | 2017 December |
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| Medium | Digital |
| Edition | 1 |
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| Scope & content | Clifford Spencer, Goodwill Ambassador, NEPAD and Chairman, Milling4Life Milling is important to developing countries because grains in their raw whole form cannot be properly digested by humans, grains need grinding, cracking, flaking, popping or puffing before eating. Of course, looking at a whole grain in your hand it gives all the appearance of being dead or inert, whereas the exact opposite is the truth. A study under the microscope reveals the intricate composition of a grain as a living thing with intricate in-built survival mechanisms. A grain has evolved to survive the seasons so it can germinate and grow again to continue its species. Indeed I spent the early part of my farming career trying to variously overcome this built in survival system and capacity of grains so as to encourage them to germinate and grow at their earliest opportunity. I soon learnt there were significant differences between the various grains and with that a whole bag (pardon the pun) of agronomic tricks to coax them out of their slumber whilst in the bin in which they were stored. This was achieved through a series of temperature changes, movement and even seed treatments…Read more. |
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