Cereal: The Greatest Saga the World Has Ever Lived Through

Cereals are part of our daily lives, starting with breakfast... They have also accompanied human societies for over ten thousand years, on every continent. However, until now, there has been no popular book that addresses cereals from all angles. Combining curiosity and humor, Jean-Paul Collaert takes us through the fields to discover many little-known aspects of these truly extraordinary plants. This multi-episode saga allows us to meet a host of delightful characters, passionate researchers and captains of industry. Above all, it is a tribute to the farmers who have fed the planet and will continue to do so, for our greater good. Along the way, many very current issues are addressed, because cereals are at the heart of geopolitics, climate change and the energy crisis, not to mention GMOs and the food of tomorrow. Filled with anecdotes, this book will fascinate middle school and university students as well as their parents: it is now impossible to pass by a field without taking a look!