Question

Explain Loss of Agrobiodiversity.

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Over the last few years we have been experiencing great agrobiodiversity loss. Agrobiodiversity is the agricultural biodiversity meaning plants, vegetables, fruits… According to the Food and

Agricultural Organisation (FAO), we have lost 3/4 of the genetic diversity of plants during the 20th century and today human diet is based on 12 plant species and 14 animal species.

This loss is now said to be endangering the food security of the world and groups of people try to maintain rare and non-commercialised seeds. It is the initiative of Seed Savers in Ireland to do this.

Over the last few decades agriculture has become way more controlled and now seeds and plants have to correspond to specific characteristics in order to be grown. The “Common catalogues of varieties of agricultural plant species and of vegetable species” list the varieties allowed in the EU and their characteristics. This is an harmonisation of the seeds and plants available and it is made to protect farmers and consumers, however this technique may result in the removal of one of the main traits of farming because it tends to favour commercial seeds.

For centuries, farmers all over the world have selected seeds from their crops to grow them during the next year. It is only possible to do so now in the EU with 21 plants, because some seeds are patented by companies and not farmers. Companies were able to become the owner of these products. With this change it becomes more complicated for farmers to be independent, as they have to pay royalties each year to the companies.

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