21.   Those decades were hardly a golden era, but such hazards as poverty, blizzards or failing crops had to be faced together.

22.   Crops have failed and tinder-dry forest have been burned, producing a thick, health-threatening smoke haze over some areas.

23.   Crops have failed and tinder-dry forests have been burned, producing a thick, health-threatening smoke haze over some areas.

24.   Developing nations fear genetically engineered crops could have devastating effects on their rich biological diversity, cultural traditions and more rudimentary agriculture.

25.   Different crops have different problems, he said.

26.   Each crop has a commodity board that collect earnings from international buyers and distributes them to farmers based on their production.

27.   So what do our local crop of producers have in store for us viewers this year?

28.   Traders noted talk that the crop will have trouble pollinating due to lack of moisture and extreme heat.

29.   A failed wheat crop would also have implications for export markets.