Biotech Updates

Bioversity International and Legambiente Present Crop Biodiversity Dossier

May 15, 2009

Bioversity International, along with Legambiente, Italy's environmental organization,  presented a dossier on "Biodiversity Risk in 2009" during the World Trade Fair in Rome on May 10, 2009.  The dossier highlighted the need to protect agriculture biodiversity in order to ensure the availability of food in the years to come. The diversity in agriculture is a highly strategic resource to help farmers adapt to changing environmental conditions and at the same time strengthen the sustainability of agricultural systems.

For more information, contact Preite Cecilia Martinez at: c.pmartinez@cgiar.org. To view the original article in French, go to http://www.bioversityinternational.org/news_and_events/news/latest_news.html.