Medium published an article on feeding humanity as the climate changes will require crops that are more productive, hardy, and diverse than ever. Senior Research Fellow Keith Wiebe discussed nurturing “orphan crops.” He stated, “The big growth we saw over the past half-century, including the Green Revolution, was pretty much focused on Asia and Latin America, and the big crops, ….they’ve had their turn — what about sorghum and millet and cowpeas … that tend to be more important for poorer farmers in poorer regions?”
