Staple food

Staple food - Wheat
Staple food – Wheat

The category “staple food” in the World Crops Database includes food crops that are the main food eaten and the main source of energy in the diet. Different countries often have different staple foods. Some of the crops included in this category used to be staple foods in the past but have now lost their importance. Example of staple foods are rice, corn and potato.

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Staple food - Pearl millet
Staple food – Pearl millet
Staple food - Rice
Staple food – Rice
Staple food - Corn or Maize
Staple food – Corn or Maize
Staple food - Potato
Staple food – Potato