Is there a Future for Orphan Crops?
Download article as PDF By Jacqueline d’Arros Hughes Jacqueline d’Arros Hughes, Director General, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) Today’s diet of most peoples around the world is dominated by the Big 3 – rice, wheat, and maize – which account for about 50% of the world’s consumption of calories. According to FAO about...