Donal Murphy-Bokern, Meriel McClatchie, Véronique Matterne, Núria Rovira Buendia, Mila Andonova, Ulrike Lohwasser, Wendy Waalen, Filippos Bantis, Marija Knez, Jelena Milešević, Amil Orahovac, Paolo Prosperi, Aparajita Banerjee, Ivana Radić, Aldona Mueller-Bieniek, Meline Beglaryan, David Gil, Bálint Balázs, Sónia Negrão
In the context of a rapidly growing global population and significant climatic and environmental change, there is an urgent need to produce nutritious food in a sustainable manner. Some crops are underutilised in Europe, despite their suitability to local environments, viability for sustainable production and potential to improve diets. Rye (Secale cereale) has a long history of cultivation in Europe, yet is underutilised owing to complex historical, socio-cultural, socio-political, socio-economic and agronomic factors. This paper explores an innovative, cross-sectoral approach that harmonises existing datasets from archaeology, plant science, nutrition and policy, and establishes an interdisciplinary dialogue to tackle this challenge.
