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Jul 2023
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Crop Diversity: Why It Matters | FoodUnf...

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The FAO estimates that we lost 75% of our crop diversity during the 20th century. This trend is threatening food security and human health. But in recent years awareness has increased and efforts to reverse this trend are being made. So what is crop diversity? How can this benefit our food system?

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Article by Lina Dilly
Read by Eloise Adler
Graphics by Eloise Adler
Sound Design by Jane Alice Liu

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