Video - Protecting the Future of Food

I love TED talks, and this one does not disappoint - it will be 17 minutes well-spent. Cary Fowler discusses the importance of seed diversity, and the many varieties we have already lost, as well as what we can do to help protect our food supply for future generations. Losing varieties - even ones that don't seem all that special right now - takes away the possibility that we might use them for something someday, and limits our options for the future - something which we really don't want to happen, especially considering the implications of climate change. Crop diversity may well be the one thing that can ensure the continuation of the human race. It sounds dramatic, but when you watch this video you'll see why.... This is one you won't want to miss!

Cary Fowler: One seed at a time, protecting the future of food
www.ted.com The varieties of wheat, corn and rice we grow today may not thrive in a future threatened by climate change. Cary Fowler takes us inside a vast global seed bank, buried within a frozen mountain in Norway, that stores a diverse group of fo...