The result has been a 75% decrease in the world’s agricultural diversity over the last half-century; this narrowing of the genetic base puts food security at risk worldwide.
As globalization spreads, the diverse foods eaten by the world’s people have been steadily displaced by a narrow set of commodities traded globally. The result has been a 75% decrease in the world’s agricultural diversity over the last half-century; this narrowing of the genetic base puts food security at risk worldwide.