Fostering sustainable food systems is an urgent global priority. Sustainable diets are a part of food systems with important implications for human and environmental health.
A major plant genome sequencing effort may offer a path to breeding more climate-resilient chickpeas, while also revealing clues to the legume’s origins.
The world population is set to surpass 10 billion in a little over 30 years, with increasing demand for food — especially meat and monocrops like wheat, corn and soybeans. Could beans, peas and lentils provide a solution?
The first-ever successful genome sequencing of chickpea means the development of new varieties with high yields, and no pests and diseases, besides increased tolerance to heat and drought.
In every region, farmers and scientists are trying to adapt an array of crops to warmer temperatures, invasive pests, erratic weather and earlier growing seasons.
