Genetic limits threaten chickpeas, a globally critical food

News Release — The University of VermontFebruary 14, 2018
Contact:Joshua Brown802-656-3039joshua.brown@uvm.eduBurlington – Perhaps you missed the news that the price of hummus has spiked in Great Britain. The cause, as the New York Times reported on February 8: drought in India, resulting in a poor harvest of chickpeas. Far beyond making dips for pita bread, chickpeas are a legume of life-and-death importance—especially in India, Pakistan, and Ethiopia where 1 in 5 of the