This Grain Feeds 4 People Per Plant, Grows in Salt Water — Monsanto Paid Farmers to Burn Their Seeds

 

This Grain Feeds 4 People Per Plant, Grows in Salt Water — Monsanto Paid Farmers to Burn Their Seeds What if a single plant could feed four people for a year, grow in salt water, and thrive in a drought? 🌿🌏 For 8,000 years, Amaranth was the "super-grain" that powered the Aztec Empire. It produces more protein than wheat and more calcium than milk—all without the need for pesticides or fertilizers. Yet, in the 1500s, Spanish conquistadors ordered every field burned. In the 20th century, modern agribusiness labeled it a "noxious weed." In this episode of Nature Lost Vault, we uncover the hidden history of Amaranth. Why did Hernán Cortés fear this plant? How did Monsanto and the Green Revolution marginalize a crop that could end world hunger? And why is NASA now looking at this "sacred grain" as the future of space travel?