The government of Indira Gandhi dithered for months before the main Sikh political party, the moderate Akali Dal, threatened to disrupt grain supplies from the wheat-rich state.

CNN: Looking Back

It has come up with a "ladies' loaf" made from soy flour instead of wheat and linseed oil (another phyto-estrogen-rich product) instead of margarine.

CNN: Dangers on the Home Front

The workers needed a stable food supply, and the area was rich in wild species like aurochs and einkorn, one of the ancestors of domesticated wheat.

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