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… breeders were the first to start using the term ‘genetic erosion’, indicating the gradual but serious loss of crop … production systems.1 Recent research confirms that genetic erosion did indeed take place at the time of the shift from … 1. 8 FAO (2009a), p. 2. Key points to remember: l Genetic erosion describes the loss of genetic diversity – both the …

… one-third of the world’s arable land has been lost to erosion and continues to be lost at a rate of more than 10 … 9. Pimentel, David: Soil Erosion: A food and environmental threat, p.1. …

… is disappearing at an alarming pace, alongside genetic erosion. Safeguarding traditional knowledge can involve two … grown in certain regions, threatened by genetic erosion and varieties with no intrinsic value for commercial … Global Seed Vault. Norway has also suffered crop genetic erosion and substantial efforts are being made to save and …

… production systems. Recent research confirms that genetic erosion did indeed take place at the time of the shift from …