Two-thirds of the world’s food comes today from just nine plants: sugar cane, maize (corn), rice, wheat, potatoes, soybeans, ...
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Svalbard Global Seed Vault evokes epic imagery and controversy because of the symbolic value of seedsToday, seed banks around the world are doing much of the work of saving crop varieties that could be essential resources ...
Two-thirds of the world's food comes today from just nine plants: sugar cane, maize (corn), rice, wheat, potatoes, soybeans, oil-palm fruit, sugar beet and cassava. In the past, farmers grew tens ...
Studies suggest that plant species are going extinct at approximately 500 times the natural or background rate of extinction.
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World Food Prize winners: Preserving seed diversity key to adapting to climate changeFrom 2023:World Food Prize doubles to $500,000 in surprise to winner at Iowa Capitol ceremony The pair were chosen for their ...
(THE CONVERSATION) Two-thirds of the world’s food comes today from just nine plants: sugar cane, maize (corn), rice, wheat, potatoes, soybeans, oil-palm fruit, sugar beet and cassava. In the ...
The Svalbard Global Seed Vault in Norway supports them all. It is the world’s most famous backup site for seeds that are more precious than data. Tens of thousands of new seeds from around the ...
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