By Steph Wetherell, Sustainable Food Trust
Most of us eat grains every day – in bread, cereals, biscuits or pasta. In recent years, with gluten intolerance on the rise, wheat has been getting bad press. But how much do you know about this grain that forms such a significant part of our diet, and how has the wheat we eat changed over the centuries?
By Fillip Bassi, Food Tank
For the past four years, I have led an international research team that has made it possible to grow durum wheat in conditions of extreme heat along the Senegal River basin, a region highly affected by poverty. Our scientific breakthrough, essential in the fight against hunger in the region, has won the 2017 Olam Prize for Innovation in Food Security.
By Bee Farrell, Sustainable Food Trust
Andrew Whitley hopes to see “real bread within walking distance for everybody.”
By Vanessa Kimball, Sustainable Food Trust
How could wheat, a staple food that has sustained humanity for so long, have suddenly become a threat to our health?