By 2050, humanity must be able to feed 9 billion people, and by 2100, the global population is projected to reach 11 billion. These projections put population growth as one of the main reasons for the global food security challenge.

Today we have conditions that pose higher risks than a crop disease - with the advent of global warming, the need for crop diversity is more crucial than ever.

Since an increasingly higher number of people are opting for organic food, producers are reconsidering their strategies, and some are transforming their farms into organic farms.

(…) what we may see as lack of diversity in local regions has implications on, or even equates with preserving global ecological diversity.

We consume crops that are contaminated with pesticides and herbicides.

Producing more meat necessitates growing more grain for the animals rather than feeding people.

We have already lost the majority of the edible plant species, and many others are on the verge of extinction.

Today we have conditions that pose higher risks than a crop disease. Due to the advent of global warming, the need for crop diversity is more crucial than ever.