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December 16, 2015

Millet: The missing link in transition from hunter-gatherer to farmer
Cambridge, UK (SPX) Dec 16, 2015
New research shows a cereal familiar today as birdseed was carried across Eurasia by ancient shepherds and herders laying the foundation, in combination with the new crops they encountered, of 'multi-crop' agriculture and the rise of settled societies. Archaeologists say 'forgotten' millet has a role to play in modern crop diversity and today's food security debate. The domestication of the small-seeded cereal millet in North China around 10,000 years ago created the perfect crop to bridge the gap ... read more

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