Agrobiodiversity for the Survival of our Food System

After almost a century of industrialised agriculture, we’ve found ourselves in a precarious position. We’ve ended up with a food and farming system based on just a few varieties of specialised crops and animals; but with this specialisation comes great risk. Now, in the face of intersecting environmental crises - from global warming to soil degradation and biodiversity loss - we need to (re)build diversity to build resilience. This session will hear from landworkers, food-makers and seed savers who are working to revive agrobiodiversity from the grassroots - in our fields and orchards, on our plates and in our guts, and in the soils, ecosystems and communities that sustain us.
Speakers
Richie Walsh
Hannah Thorogood
Henrietta Inman
Tom Adams
Chair
Jyoti Fernandes
Languages: English