Diversified Food System: Policy to Embed Crop Genetic Diversity in Food Value Chains

Current food systems and associated agricultural practices have led to a loss of crop diversity. The re-introduction of diversity in the agrifood systems is a complex process that involves a variety of realms, the mobilisation of multiple forms of knowledge and the active participation of all the diverse actors involved. To understand and support this process, a multi-actor and integrated research approach is needed, based on participatory and democratic methods, inter- and trans-disciplinarity, and a systemic approach. This booklet presents policy recommendations to embed crop genetic diversity in five areas of action.