It is time to pay tribute to this strange little grass that has done so much for the human race.
Strange is the word, for wheat is a genetic monster.
This is a great article on the history of wheat, one of mankind's three staple crops (rice and maize being the other two). The first half is about history, but the second half details contemporary developments. PLEASE take time to read the second half if you are interested in possible solutions to the problem of world poverty. If you have strong views on genetic modification of crops, this is an article you shd read.
As an aside, this article details how meat is more resource-intensive than a crop - one more point in favour of vegetarianism!
This is a great article on the history of wheat, one of mankind's three staple crops (rice and maize being the other two). The first half is about history, but the second half details contemporary developments. PLEASE take time to read the second half if you are interested in possible solutions to the problem of world poverty. If you have strong views on genetic modification of crops, this is an article you shd read.
As an aside, this article details how meat is more resource-intensive than a crop - one more point in favour of vegetarianism!
1 Comments:
Kailash,
This is an amazing collection of posts, with pretty good links :) I am going to take time to go through them ....
S.Vidyaraman
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