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… by 2050 to meet this increasing demand, while relying on a natural resource base that is about to reach its limits. … The state of crop diversity in farmers’ fields and in natural surroundings, however, is far less clear and remains … accepted principle that plant genetic resources were “a heritage of mankind and consequently should be avail- able …

… local competitiveness and local economies; management of natural resources; participation and gender equity; and … the main crop of their daily diets. Maize seeds are the heritage that parents’ leave to their sons. When a son is … of rights of indigenous and local communities over their natural resources and associated traditional knowledge. This …

… needs to increase by 70 percent by 2050, relying on a natural resource base that is reaching its limits and with … genetic resources for food and agriculture outside their natural habitats” and in situ conservation as “the … will be the most affected in East Africa and has a rich heritage of local varieties of some crops, in particular …