A more varied diet would help the world’s economy as well as its health
SalonMore than 75% of the food consumed in the world today comes from just 12 plant and five animal species. Diversifying the plant and animal species from which our food comes is certainly a sensible starting point, but diversity needs to become the key principle in how we organize the entire food system. Varied farming landscapes can promote more local and regional food economies founded on a wide variety of seasonal produce typically grown on small-scale family farms. Ultimately, a diversity-based food system could provide environmental benefits, reduce climate vulnerabilities, and improve health and wellbeing. But it could also transform local and regional food economies and provide secure access to nutritious products to some of the most food-insecure people in society.
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