Source: CropLife International

The crops the world relies on aren’t as natural as we might think. This month, we look back at their ancient ancestors.

Without plant breeding, we would have little to eat and what we did have, wouldn’t be very tasty or nutritious. Most of the crops familiar to us today didn’t even exist in the wild! Humankind has been breeding plants for 10,000 years to improve yield, quality and taste and plant breeders today continue to improve crops with modern tools like biotechnology. Continue reading…