Farming for Development: Wheat Field in North Dakota

For some time to come the poorer countries of the world will have to rely on agriculture to raise their living standards and supply the capital they need to create industries. Agricultural production must therefore be increased. This requires tractors, fertilizers, new and better seeds, vast irrigation schemes, land reforms.
Wheat in a North Dakota field ready to be harvested. Of the total wheat production in the United States of 1,793,322,000 bushels North Dakota accounted for 205,062,000 bushels.