Agriculture

These six foods may become more popular as the planet warms

Mussels, millet, cassava and more are resilient, sustainable and nutrient dense

Mussels on dinner plate

Certain foods, like mussels, will find their way onto more dinner plates in the future because they are resilient and sustainable.

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By Anna Gibbs

No matter how you slice it, climate change will alter what we eat in the future. Today, just 13 crops provide 80 percent of people’s energy intake worldwide, and about half of our calories come from wheat, maize and rice.