Just three plant species – wheat, maize and rice – account for 60% of all food eaten globally. A crop science expert argues that many of Africa’s 30,000 edible plants must be revived.
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Extreme weather will continue to disrupt global food systems.
Millets have been around for thousands of years – and are back in fashion.
The preparation of ancient meals in prehistoric West Africa combined vegetables, pulses, tubers and, possibly, herbs and spices.
By studying the DNA of people who lived in East Asia thousands of years ago, scientists are starting to untangle how the region was populated.
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Archaeology, University of Bristol
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Reader in South Asian and Iranian Archaeology, University of Cambridge
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Assistant Professor of Biology, University of Richmond
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Affiliated Lecturer in the Department of Archaeology, University of Cambridge
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Researcher, TIGR2ESS Programme, University of Cambridge
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Professor in Regional Transformation and Economic Security, University of Cambridge
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Professor of Climate Change, Food Systems and Health in the Centre on Climate Change and Planetary Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
