Authors of the work Country wheat and other straw cerealsJean-Pierre Bolognini and Ruth Stegassy were in Corte for a conference dedicated to the future of local wheat in Corsica. At the crossroads of agriculture, history and food sovereignty, they plead for the return of cereals adapted to the territory and bring back to light a long-forgotten heritage.
What exactly are ancient wheat or country wheat?
Jean-Pierre Bolognini: We could call them pre-industrial wheat. It would even be fairer. These are wheats which were cultivated before the industrial revolution and which have not undergone all the adaptations imposed by agricultural machines, chemical fertilizers, pesticides or fungicides.
Ruth Stegassy : Country wheat is a name that was found at a time when we did not really know what to call them to distinguish them from industrial wheat and modern wheat. This term restores the link with the land, with the territory. These are wheats that live, grow and evolve with the place where they are sown.
We realized that it was essential. Wheat kept in seed banks for ten years…
