Genetic limits threaten chickpeas, a globally critical foodGenetic limits threaten chickpeas, a globally critical food
Phys.org | February 13, 2018
Perhaps you missed the news that the price of hummus has spiked in Great Britain. The cause, as the New York Times reported on February 8: drought in India, resulting in a poor harvest of chickpeas. Far beyond making dips for pita bread, chickpeas are a legume of life-and-death importance especially in India, Pakistan, and Ethiopia where 1 in 5 of the world's people depend on them as their primary source of protein.