The world lost 75 percent of its crop diversity during the twentieth century, the UN’s Food and Agricultural Organization says, making the protection of the biodiversity in crops key to feeding the planet’s ever-growing population.
CGTN’s Michelle Begue visited one of the world’s largest tropical seed banks in Bogota to learn more.
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