An ancient tuber. A forgotten grain. A banned legume. Scientists and farmers around the world are turning to the past to breed crops for the future.


This is how we told their stories.

Seven crops, five continents, a podcast from around the world.


The Crop Chronicles Podcast is a behind-the-scenes look at the Global Crop Diversity Trust's BOLD project, a collaboration between scientists and farmers around the world to develop climate-change resistant crops. Their novel research draws on gene banks, ancient crop varieties and wild plants, cutting edge science and traditional knowledge. Our podcast captures that work through the stories of those involved, told across continents, cultures and borders.

Check out the series on Spotify then come back here to find out how we made it.


Episode 1

Potato: From the Andes to Africa

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Episode 2

Grasspea: A once-feared weed

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Episode 3

Durum Wheat: Standing up to drought

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Episode 4

Barley: Beyond brains and brawn

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Episode 5

Alfalfa: For the love of a leaf

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Episode 6

Finger Millet: Grandmother's grain

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Episode 7

Rice: Vietnam's pioneer farmers

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