John Rolfe

A posthumous painting of John Rolfe and [[Pocahontas]] made {{circa|1850}} John Rolfe ( – March 1622) was an English explorer, farmer and merchant. He is best known for being the husband of Pocahontas and the first settler in the colony of Virginia to successfully cultivate a tobacco crop for export.

He played a crucial role in the Virginia Colony's early economy by introducing a sweeter strain of tobacco from Trinidad, which became a profitable cash crop. Rolfe married Pocahontas, daughter of Native American leader Powhatan, and they had a son named Thomas. Rolfe and Pocahontas traveled to England in 1616 to promote colonization and investment in Virginia. After Pocahontas died, Rolfe returned to Virginia and continued working with tobacco. The tobacco strain cultivated by Rolfe laid the foundation for Virginia's thriving tobacco industry. Provided by Wikipedia
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    Agricultural Use Report Card development: A case study in the Fitzroy Basin, Queensland

    Agricultural Use Report Card development: A case study in the Fitzroy Basin, Queensland by Nathan Johnston, Nicole Flint, John Rolfe

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    Increasing environmental outcomes with conservation tenders: The participation challenge

    Increasing environmental outcomes with conservation tenders: The participation challenge by John Rolfe, Steven Schilizzi, Md Sayed Iftekhar

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    Developing a population wide cost estimating framework and methods for technological intervention enabling ageing in place: An Australian case.

    Developing a population wide cost estimating framework and methods for technological intervention enabling ageing in place: An Australian case. by Azad Rahman, Delwar Akbar, John Rolfe, Julie Nguyen

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    Comparison of major carbon offset standards for soil carbon projects in Australian grazing lands

    Comparison of major carbon offset standards for soil carbon projects in Australian grazing lands by Kalpana Pudasaini, John Rolfe, Thakur Bhattarai, Kerry Walsh

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    Horticulture producer's willingness to participate in contract-based supply chain coordination: A case study from Queensland (Australia).

    Horticulture producer's willingness to participate in contract-based supply chain coordination: A case study from Queensland (Australia). by Peggy Schrobback, John Rolfe, Delwar Akbar, Azad Rahman, Susan Kinnear, Surya Bhattarai

    Published 2023-01-01
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