International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

Local seeds resist climate change better

10/05/2018

Norway is funding the “Local Seed Restoration Project” of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Malawi. Hanne Blafjelldal, a high-ranking Norwegian government officer says: “The goal is to use local seeds, which are important in mitigating the effects of climate change.” According to Kent Nnadozie of the FAO, “local seeds are more tolerant of weather shocks and the invasion of new pests”. The traditional plant varieties also have nutritional advantages.

 

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