'Sea rice', rare potato strains, fonio grain and breadfruit are among the foods of the future that could help diversify our diets, protect ecosystems and fight climate change.
“When it comes to food security and environmental protection, crop diversity is really the key for adaptation and the future,” de Haan explains. “If we don’t preserve the whole genetic base of these potatoes, it would basically mean that we have no options in the future.”
Esperanza Gabriel, Elmer Chavez and their family. Gabriel received potatoes as gifts on their wedding day and says she is teaching her daughters to carry on farming traditions.“ a laboratory that’s not managed by scientists,” says de Haan. “It’s a laboratory that is basically more than 10,000 years of evolution in the hands of farmers.”
The Sahel is a region crossing 10 countries south of the Sahara, where temperatures are projected to rise 1.5 times higher than the global average. The ravages of climate change -- droughts and floods -- are already felt by its population of 300 million, with more than 10% considered food insecureResourcefulness is urgently needed in countries like Senegal.
The grain is being seen as a potential export crop, and in the US, Senegalese expat chef-entrepreneur Pierre Thiam is raising fonio’s profile, cooking the grain for New York diners and selling fonio through Whole Foods and Amazon under the Yolélé brand.
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