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Evolution of Crop Farming IV: Wheat

By EcoFoodDev November 15, 2021All Posts, Past: Archaeology of Food & Farming

by Emma J Devereux Citation: Devereux, E.J.,(2021), "Evolution of Crop Farming IV: Wheat" , EcoFoodDev, https://www.ecofooddev.com/sustainable-crops-the-evolution-genetics-of-wheat/ Wheat is one of the most important economic cereal crops in the world. It…

Sustainable Genetics: Crop Wild Relatives (CWRs) & Crop-to-Wild Gene Flow

By EcoFoodDev August 11, 2021All Posts, Future: Sustainable Food & Farming

by Emma J Devereux Citation: Devereux, E.J.,(2021), "Sustainable Agri Genetics: Crop Wild Relatives (CWRs) & Crop-to-Wild Gene Flow", EcoFoodDev, https://www.ecofooddev.com/sustainable-agri-genetics-crop-wild-relatives-cwrs%e2%80%af-crop-to-wild-gene-flow/ Crop Wild Relatives are wild plant species that evolved with, co-occur…

Genetics in Agriculture: An Introduction

By EcoFoodDev July 19, 2021All Posts, Future: Sustainable Food & Farming, Present: Food & Farming Today

by Emma J Devereux Citation: Devereux, E.J.,(2021), "Genetics in Agriculture: An Introduction", EcoFoodDev, https://www.ecofooddev.com/genetics-in-agriculture-an-introduction/ In this post I present an overview of some of the main issues surrounding genetic modification…

Traditional Ecological Knowledge: Indigenous Wisdom for a Sustainable Future

By EcoFoodDev July 5, 2021All Posts, Environment, Food & Culture, Future: Sustainable Food & Farming, Present: Food & Farming Today

by Emma J Devereux Citation: Devereux, E.J.,(2021), "Traditional Ecological Knowledge: How Indigenous Wisdom Can Build a Sustainable Future", EcoFoodDev, https://www.ecofooddev.com/traditional-ecological-knowledge-indigenous-wisdom-global-climate-change/ Environmental communication is an urgent and pressing topic, and one…

Food as Identity, Society, & Political Power: Introduction

By EcoFoodDev April 19, 2021All Posts, Environment, Food & Culture, Food Politics

by Emma J Devereux Citation: Devereux, E.J.,(2021), "Food as Identity, Society, & Political Power: Introduction", EcoFoodDev, https://www.ecofooddev.com/food-as-identity-society-political-power-introduction/ When I first left my rural family home to study in the city, I…

Evolution of Crop Farming III: Barley

By EcoFoodDev April 4, 2021All Posts, Past: Archaeology of Food & Farming

by Emma J Devereux Citation: Devereux, E.J.,(2021), "Evolution of Crop Farming III: Barley", EcoFoodDev, https://www.ecofooddev.com/the-ancient-origins-of-modern-barley/ Barley (Hordeum vulgare) is a principal cereal crop grown worldwide. It is used as a…

Sustainable & Innovative Agricultural Systems In-focus: Agroecology

By EcoFoodDev March 27, 2021All Posts, Future: Sustainable Food & Farming

by Emma J Devereux Citation: Devereux, E.J.,(2021), Sustainable & Innovative Agricultural Systems In-focus: Agroecology, EcoFoodDev, https://www.ecofooddev.com/sustainable-innovative-agricultural-systems-in-focus-agroecology/ Let’s look at some of the innovative, nature-based techniques and alternative agricultural systems being…

How Climate Change Led to Modern Farming

By EcoFoodDev March 10, 2021All Posts, Past: Archaeology of Food & Farming

by Emma J Devereux Citation: Devereux, E.J., (2021) Why Agriculture Happened: How Past Climate Change Events Led to Modern Farming, EcoFoodDev, https://www.ecofooddev.com/the-12000-year-grind-extraordinary-evidence-for-climate-change-farming-modern-society-from-10000-bc/ A series of changes in climate occurred during the late Pleistocene…

Evolution of Crop Farming II: Where modern cereals come from

By EcoFoodDev February 24, 2021All Posts, Past: Archaeology of Food & Farming

by Emma J Devereux Citation: Devereux, E.J., (2021) Evolution of Crop Farming II: Where modern cereals come from. EcoFoodDev, https://www.ecofooddev.com/crop-cultivations-astonishing-age-1000s-of-years-of-change/ What do we mean by “cultivation”? Previously we looked at what is meant by…

Why are we in a food crisis?

By EcoFoodDev February 14, 2021All Posts, Food Politics, Future: Sustainable Food & Farming

by Emma J Devereux Citation: Devereux, E.J., (2021) Why are we in a food crisis? EcoFoodDev, https://www.ecofooddev.com/why-are-we-in-a-food-crisis/ By 2050, our global population will swell to between 9-10 billion people. Such rapid population increase will place impossible…