http://wbenvironment.nic.in/html/StatuaOfEnvironment/status12.htm
Powerful seed companies and government subsidies are weakening crop diversity and may be destroying some of the very keys to future climate adaptation, a group of researchers warns as the World Seed Conference opens today in Rome.
The researchers – from the non-profit International Institute for Environment and Development and partner organizations in China, India, Kenya, Panama and Peru – say seed diversity and ancient traits that could sustain crops through droughts and disease are quickly being lost.
Around the world today, a small range of modern seeds bred by corporations to produce higher yields are taking over agricultural markets. In many places, government subsidies have made these modern seeds cheaper, effectively pushing out a wide variety of traditional and native seeds that local farmers once used.
Ref: http://solveclimate.com/blog/20090908/scientists-warn-international-seed-laws-are-stifling-crop-diversity
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