Saving Seeds Today Protects FOOD SYSTEMS Tomorrow | SCIENCES DU VEGETAL | Scoop.it
Seed saving is offers a way to regain control over food production and build resilient and local food systems.

Across all of human history, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, more than 6,000 plant species have been cultivated for food.

But today, fewer than 3 percent of these make major contributions to the food supply on global, regional, or national levels. In fact, two-thirds of total worldwide crop production is currently made up of just nine species, according to FAO data.


Via CIHEAM News