Non-food crop

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:

Function:	Products:	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, bamboo
Fiber	Paper, cloth, fabric, padding, string, twine, and rope	coir, cotton, flax, hemp, manila hemp, papyrus, sisal
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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