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Wheat and Biodiversity: Why Preserving Local Varieties Matters
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 and Water: The Most Precious Resource in the Fields
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 and Wars: When Food Becomes a Weapon
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…
