Disappearing traditional crops pose threat to food security, experts warn

Agriculture experts have warned that agriculture mechanisation, expansion of large-scale agriculture and new technologies have led to disappearance of local crop varieties as farmers look for more commercial varieties that grow faster and produce more yields.
Kent Nnadozie, Acting Secretary of International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, speaking to journalists during the regional workshop on plant genetic r....
Kent Nnadozie, Acting Secretary of International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, speaking to journalists during the regional workshop on plant genetic r....
Emmanuel Ntirenganya