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They are also:.✅ Richer in micronutrients and antioxidants.✅ Easier to digest.✅ Less processed and more diverse. 💭 So yes, 𝐰𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐚𝐬 𝐰𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐧: expressive and full of strength. Because in the end, if we are what we eat, we choose to grow.

🌾Ancient grains have remained true to their nature. They haven’t altered for industrial purposes. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫, 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬, 𝐩𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐯𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 💪.

⚗️ Dwarfing genes were introduced to 𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐬. This made plants more productive and less likely to fall over before harvest, but in the meanwhile, nutritional richness, biodiversity, and resilience 〽️.

🧬 During a period known as 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, grain varieties have been heavily modified to meet the demands of large-scale agriculture. One of the most impactful changes? 𝐃𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐠.

🌾 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬?.In #SEEDS, we don’t just work with crops, 𝐰𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲. And the story of ancient grains is more relevant than you think.

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And just so you know. Wednesdays aren’t going anywhere! They will soon be back with a brand new kind of #SEEDS 🌾 We will reveal more soon, but in the meantime, we will let you guess. 😉.

You can take it with you anytime by visiting the “𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐬” section on the SEEDS Project website 🌐 Here is the link! ⬇️.

🖐 So here we are, just to remind you that all the content we have shared with you over the past months (remember #SEEDSOFKNOWLEDGE?) is still available for #download 📥.

🫡 We told you last Wednesday that we had reached the final stage of our #SEEDSOFHOPE campaign, but we didn’t want to leave you alone on your Wednesdays! 🌱

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From supervision to the actual harvesting, it was a full-on team effort and we captured it all on #video! 🤳 . 👀 Watch the highlights of this intense day in the field:

➡️ On July 2nd, a key moment unfolded at 𝐀𝐥-𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐡𝐪𝐚𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: the experimental grain harvest of #wheat and #barley varieties grown to identify high-quality, high-yield crops fit for Jordan's climate and soil conditions 🌾.

🌱 Ready to plant the next #seed? 𝐀𝐧𝐲 𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐛𝐞? 🌾✨ Write your proposal in the comments ⤵️.@ENCOsrl @UninaIT @Ffoodinstitute @itene @CERTHellas @Iav_Hassan_II @CNTA_CIT @healthtecheg @josilos116086 @PrimaProgram @CEEBA6.

👩‍🔬 Whether you are a #researcher, a #producer, or just someone who cares about what ends up on your plate 🍽️ you have a role to play. The movement doesn’t end here ‼️.

💡 Thanks to research and collaboration, we are learning more about how they can help build a #healthier, more #sustainable food system ♻️ one rooted in tradition, but looking ahead ➡️.🫵 And now? 𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧.

They are 𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭-𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐡, 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞-𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 for #innovation in our kitchens and on our farms 🥘 👩‍🌾.

🌾#𝐒𝐄𝐄𝐃𝐒𝐎𝐅𝐇𝐎𝐏𝐄 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠. Over the past months, we have shared how these crops, once staples of ancient diets, might just be key to the #future of food🍪

🔗 Read the full article here 🔗 @ENCOsrl @UninaIT @Ffoodinstitute @itene @CERTHellas @Iav_Hassan_II @CNTA_CIT @healthtecheg @josilos116086 @PrimaProgram @CEEBA6.