Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations  

International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

Embedding Cultivated Diversity in Society for Agro-Ecological Transition

This review is grounded on the results of DIVERSIFOOD, a European H2020 multi-actor research project, and explores the concept of cultivated diversity using various dimensions relevant to foster sustainable organic food systems and agro-ecological transition. From the evaluation of underutilized genetic resources and forgotten crops, DIVERSIFOOD has proposed plant breeding strategies, on-farm experimentation, and statistical tools to create new populations, landraces, and organic cultivars with intra-varietal diversity. 
ThemeTechnical Resources
SubjectCrop diversity
PublisherSustainability
Publication year2020
RegionsGlobal; Europe
LanguagesEnglish
Resource typePublications
Resource linkhttps://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/3/784/htm#
KeywordsCrop wild relatives, neglected and underutilized species; Agricultural biodiversity; Food system; Plant breeding