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“Advocacy of leaf protein as a human food is based on the undisputed fact that forage crops (such as lucerne) give a greater yield of protein than other types of crops. Even with conventional food crops there is more protein in the leafy parts than in the seeds or tubs that are usually harvested.”

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Norman Pirie was an individual of an unknown profession, born on July 1, 1907, and passed away on March 29, 1997. more

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