This book offers a global perspective on major tropical crops, exploring their role in food production and the threats plant diseases pose to their productivity. Drawing from the author’s diverse experiences as a plant pathologist across Asia, Europe, the US, and Latin America, as well as his work as an independent research consultant on complexity science, the book offers both professional insights and personal reflections.

Narratives have long been a powerful tool for human communication, often more knowledge-dense than any other form of exchange. The use of stories in this...