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Putting the world on a varied diet

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Part of a school food garden teaching regenerative permaculture to pupils. | Supplied

More than 75% of the food consumed in the world today comes from just 12 plant and five animal species.

The over-dependence on this small selection, which includes rice, maize and wheat, damages the environment and human health, and it makes our globalised food system vulnerable to shocks. But on top of all this, it also has negative economic impacts.

Our recent paper shows why crop diversity is the key to the

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