The world's most important food faces an uncertain future
Over 50% of the food calories eaten daily by the world’s 7.9 billion people come directly from grains.
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Over 50% of the food calories eaten daily by the world’s 7.9 billion people come directly from grains.
The three most important grains, in order of production, are corn, wheat, and rice. All are critical elements in global food security but all are not equal, Alan Guebert writes.
Much of food calories eaten daily come from grains like corn, wheat and rice. Rice, though, is the world's most widespread and critical foodgrain.
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From the Mekong to the Mississippi, people are exploring new ways to grow one of the world’s most important staple crops in the face of climate crisis