Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations  
International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

Diverse wild species vital for healthy agricultural production

For the World Food Day on 16 October reminds us that 821 million people in the world are undernourished and that sustainable agriculture requires mainstreaming of biodiversity.
ThemeTechnical Resources
SubjectCrop wild relatives, neglected and underutilized species
PublisherUnited Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Publication year2018
RegionsGlobal
LanguagesEnglish
Resource typePublications
Resource linkhttps://www.unenvironment.org/news-and-stories/story/diverse-wild-species-vital-healthy-agricultural-production
KeywordsAgricultural biodiversity; Crop wild relatives, neglected and underutilized species; Food security
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