Grade Level: JrH-Adult
Producer: Video Project
Closed Captioned: |
Running Time: 45 mins
Country of Origin: United States
Study Guide: No |
Copyright Date: 1997
Available in French: No
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The world's food supply may be seriously endangered by a dramatic decline in crop diversity. As high-yield hybrids have replaced traditional food crops worldwide, thousands of older plant species have gone extinct, increasing the long-term possibility of famine. Irreplaceable genetic material, that may one day be needed to ward off the effects of devastating pests, diseases, or droughts, is being lost. |
