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Wheat

Original price was: £1,000.00.Current price is: £900.00.

Certainly! Wheat is a remarkable cereal grain that has played a crucial role in human history and nutrition. Let’s delve into some fascinating details:

  1. Cultivation and Origins:
    • Wheat belongs to the genus Triticum, and the most widely grown species is common wheat (Triticum aestivum).
    • Archaeological evidence suggests that wheat was first cultivated around 9600 BC in the regions of the Fertile Crescent.
    • It’s a grass with a stout stem, usually hollow, forming what we commonly refer to as strawGlobal Importance:
      • Wheat is cultivated on more land area than any other food crop, covering approximately 220.7 million hectares (or 545 million acres) in 2021.
      • World trade in wheat surpasses that of all other crops combined.
      • In 2021, global wheat production reached 771 million tonnes (approximately 850 million short tons), making it the second most-produced cereal after maize (known as corn in the US and Australia).
      • Since 1960, wheat production has tripled, and this trend is expected to continue through the middle of the 21st century.
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Certainly! Wheat is a remarkable cereal grain that has played a crucial role in human history and nutrition. Let’s delve into some fascinating details:

  1. Cultivation and Origins:
    • Wheat belongs to the genus Triticum, and the most widely grown species is common wheat (Triticum aestivum).
    • Archaeological evidence suggests that wheat was first cultivated around 9600 BC in the regions of the Fertile Crescent.
    • It’s a grass with a stout stem, usually hollow, forming what we commonly refer to as strawGlobal Importance:
      • Wheat is cultivated on more land area than any other food crop, covering approximately 220.7 million hectares (or 545 million acres) in 2021.
      • World trade in wheat surpasses that of all other crops combined.
      • In 2021, global wheat production reached 771 million tonnes (approximately 850 million short tons), making it the second most-produced cereal after maize (known as corn in the US and Australia).
      • Since 1960, wheat production has tripled, and this trend is expected to continue through the middle of the 21st century.

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