raise crops

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The treaties also established that the government would provide the Navajo with "seeds and agricultural implements" to raise crops on the reservation.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2023

Verhagen said the city supports the agricultural project because it could lead to more food security as farmers raise crops and livestock.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 4, 2022

He added that farming is different than ranching, and that raising cattle doesn’t come easy to people trained to raise crops.

From New York Times • Oct. 19, 2021

Trying to raise crops on the reservation was difficult because the land was often not suitable for farming.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012

In the spring of 2010, as food shortages again became severe, the government launched a massive back-to-the-farm campaign to persuade city dwellers to move to the countryside and raise crops.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden