Protecting our food future: Experts confront biodiversity crisis

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Protecting our food future: Experts confront biodiversity crisis

Just nine plant species now provide 65% of the world’s food supply. As genetic diversity dwindles and ecosystems falter, agrifood systems grow increasingly fragile, threatening food security and human health. Experts warn this unprecedented loss of biodiversity — at genetic, species and ecosystems levels — has far-reaching consequences for how the world grows and sustains its food.