Agrobiodiversity to feed the world

Picture copyright JACOBSEN et al.
Picture copyright JACOBSEN et al.

The growing world food demand and climate change is threatening the long term survival of the human society on Earth. Sustainable solutions are therefore urgently needed. Agronomists Jacobsen et al. describe innovative solutions based upon the use and protection of biodiversity in agriculture. Examples include cultivation of quinoa (photo), lupine, yam, watermelon, amaranth and nopal.

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