Just three plant species, wheat, maize and rice, account for 60% of all food eaten globally. Crop science expert, Prof Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi, argues that many of Africa’s 30,000 edible plants must be revived. #Food#Farming#Agriculture#Crops#Africa#Wheat#Rice#Maize#PlantScience
In the #Inca calendar, the month we call #May was when they harvested corn. 🌽🌽
To find out more about the Inca’s corn goddess and their fertility/agricultural/Mother Nature goddess, check out Intrepid Dudettes of the Inca Empire. Link in bio ;)