Avocado, vanilla and cotton are threatened crops in Mexico

Published 2021년 9월 8일

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A study conducted by CONABIO and the IUCN, presented at the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Marseilles, has found that over 70 wild relatives of crops such as corn, potato, beans, squash, chili, vanilla, avocado, tomatillo, and cotton are threatened with extinction. The study analyzed 224 plants closely related to these crops and found that 35% are threatened due to habitat conversion, abandonment of traditional agricultural methods, and the use of herbicides and pesticides. The most at-risk species are vanilla, cotton, and avocado. The study emphasizes the need for a robust global biodiversity conservation framework and highlights the importance of safeguarding Mesoamerican wild relatives of cultivated species for food security and livelihoods.

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PRESS RELEASE CONABIO. Threats to crop wild relatives compromise food security and livelihoods. More than 70 wild relatives of some of the most important cultivated plants on the planet are threatened with extinction. Vanilla, cotton and avocado are threatened crops as their wild relatives are in danger of extinction, warns IUCN. MARSEILLE, France. More than 70 wild relatives of some of the most important cultivated plants on the planet are threatened with extinction, according to a new study carried out jointly with the IUCN and presented last Monday at the IUCN World Conservation Congress, meeting in Marseilles. These plants, originating in Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras, protect genetic resources that are necessary to produce crops in the world that are more resilient to climate change, pests and diseases, and to also improve their yield. “In today's rapidly changing world, genetic diversity is essential for our crops to withstand climate change. We need ...

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