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The Indian Farmers Battling Climate Change with 10k-Year-Old Emmer Wheat

11 pointsby akbarnama10 months ago

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alephnerd10 months ago
Not going to take off at scale in India (which the article is about).<p>Khapli&#x2F;Emmer is not included in the MSP schedule - it&#x27;s Wheat&#x2F;&quot;Gehoon&quot; that is included [0].<p>Farmers only grow MSP crops at scale because heritage crops don&#x27;t command the same prices.<p>But yea, most farmers will grow a mix of traditional crops for personal consumption and MSP crops for money.<p>My grandfather does the same with &quot;Makka&quot; (heritage corn) versus &quot;Makhi&quot; (mass corn)<p>[0] - <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;desagri.gov.in&#x2F;wp-content&#x2F;uploads&#x2F;2023&#x2F;06&#x2F;English-notification-for-website-.pdf" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;desagri.gov.in&#x2F;wp-content&#x2F;uploads&#x2F;2023&#x2F;06&#x2F;English-no...</a>
pkphilip10 months ago
Emmer Wheat is so much better than regular wheat.. but a lot more expensive. I hope it becomes far more common