Behind every wheat spike lies a web of hands, knowledge, and choices — and increasingly, those hands are female.From the sowing field to the research lab, and from small farms to cooperative boards, women are reshaping the face of the wheat sector: not only as producers, but as innovators and guardians of sustainability. An Invisible …
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Eating bread, pasta, or biscuits is an everyday act. Yet behind every grain of wheat lies a long chain of processes that leave an environmental trace — from irrigation water and fertilizers to machinery, milling, and transport.Understanding the ecological footprint of wheat does not mean blaming farmers or consumers, but learning how to make the …
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Soil is the living skin of the planet. Within just a few centimeters beneath our feet lies the foundation of every agricultural ecosystem — the place where wheat takes root, water infiltrates, and billions of microorganisms build a fragile but vital equilibrium.Yet that balance is increasingly at risk. According to the FAO, 33% of the …
When we think of biodiversity, we often picture forests, wildlife, or coral reefs. Yet agricultural biodiversity — the genetic variety of cultivated plants — is just as vital for our survival.Wheat, cultivated for more than ten thousand years, is a perfect symbol of this link between nature and civilization. It’s one of humanity’s oldest crops, …
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Wheat may look like a simple plant: it grows tall, sways in the wind, and seems content with poor soil. Yet behind every grain lies a story of water. Each hectare of wheat “drinks” between 3,000 and 5,000 cubic meters of water per crop cycle, depending on the climate, soil, and farming techniques. Water is, …
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Wheat as a tool of power Wheat is not just nourishment: it is also pure geopolitics. From Mesopotamia to modern wars, controlling wheat has always meant controlling peoples and armies. Not by chance, historian Fernand Braudel once wrote that “whoever has bread holds power.” Wheat provides food for more than 2.5 billion people and supplies …
Why everyone talks about it In recent years the term “ancient grains” has become almost a trend. From Senatore Cappelli to Timilia from Sicily, more and more people are choosing these cereals as an alternative to modern wheats, often linking them to greater digestibility and health benefits. But what’s the truth behind it? What are …
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From the field “by eye” to the “connected” field For centuries, cereals — wheat, maize, barley — were cultivated thanks to farmers’ experience: watching the sky, reading the signs of the soil, adjusting water and fertilizer “by eye.” Today, however, fields have become connected and monitored places.Precision agriculture is not science fiction: it means using …
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Wheat: more than just bread Wheat is one of the most widely grown and consumed cereals in the world. But the ways we eat it vary greatly by culture: bread in Europe and North Africa, pasta in Italy, noodles and mantou in East Asia, chapati and flatbreads in India and the Middle East. The global …
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Why talk about blockchain in wheat Wheat passes through many hands: from the farmer to storage, from transporters to mills, and finally to bakeries or pasta makers. At each stage, there are documents, quality checks, and payments. Often, these data remain fragmented or not fully transparent. Blockchain is a technology that records all this information …