Day 1 (14.00) Global Crop Diversity Fund (http://events.globallandscapesforum.org/landscape-talk/bonn-2017/day-1/block-2/crop-diversity-hot-crowded-planet)

1. Crop Diversity for a Hot and Crowded Planet
Hannes Dempewolf
Global Crop Diversity Trust

2. The biological foundation of agriculture

3. Human diversity + landscape diversity
= crop diversity

5. Calories
Source: Estimation of
Countries’ Interdependence in
Plant Genetic Resources
Provisioning National Food
Supplies and Production
Systems. International Treaty
on Plant Genetic Resources for
Food and Agriculture, Research
Study 8.
http://www.planttreaty.org/co
ntent/research-paper-8

6. Calories
Source: Estimation of
Countries’ Interdependence in
Plant Genetic Resources
Provisioning National Food
Supplies and Production
Systems. International Treaty
on Plant Genetic Resources for
Food and Agriculture, Research
Study 8.
http://www.planttreaty.org/co
ntent/research-paper-8

7. Calories
Source: Estimation of
Countries’ Interdependence in
Plant Genetic Resources
Provisioning National Food
Supplies and Production
Systems. International Treaty
on Plant Genetic Resources for
Food and Agriculture, Research
Study 8.
http://www.planttreaty.org/co
ntent/research-paper-8

8. Calories
Source: Estimation of
Countries’ Interdependence in
Plant Genetic Resources
Provisioning National Food
Supplies and Production
Systems. International Treaty
on Plant Genetic Resources for
Food and Agriculture, Research
Study 8.
http://www.planttreaty.org/co
ntent/research-paper-8

9. Calories
Source: Estimation of
Countries’ Interdependence in
Plant Genetic Resources
Provisioning National Food
Supplies and Production
Systems. International Treaty
on Plant Genetic Resources for
Food and Agriculture, Research
Study 8.
http://www.planttreaty.org/co
ntent/research-paper-8

10. Calories
Source: Estimation of
Countries’ Interdependence in
Plant Genetic Resources
Provisioning National Food
Supplies and Production
Systems. International Treaty
on Plant Genetic Resources for
Food and Agriculture, Research
Study 8.
http://www.planttreaty.org/co
ntent/research-paper-8

11. Calories
Source: Estimation of
Countries’ Interdependence in
Plant Genetic Resources
Provisioning National Food
Supplies and Production
Systems. International Treaty
on Plant Genetic Resources for
Food and Agriculture, Research
Study 8.
http://www.planttreaty.org/co
ntent/research-paper-8

12. Calories
Source: Estimation of
Countries’ Interdependence in
Plant Genetic Resources
Provisioning National Food
Supplies and Production
Systems. International Treaty
on Plant Genetic Resources for
Food and Agriculture, Research
Study 8.
http://www.planttreaty.org/co
ntent/research-paper-8

13. Calories
Source: Estimation of
Countries’ Interdependence in
Plant Genetic Resources
Provisioning National Food
Supplies and Production
Systems. International Treaty
on Plant Genetic Resources for
Food and Agriculture, Research
Study 8.
http://www.planttreaty.org/co
ntent/research-paper-8

14. Calories
Source: Estimation of
Countries’ Interdependence in
Plant Genetic Resources
Provisioning National Food
Supplies and Production
Systems. International Treaty
on Plant Genetic Resources for
Food and Agriculture, Research
Study 8.
http://www.planttreaty.org/co
ntent/research-paper-8

15. Calories
Source: Estimation of
Countries’ Interdependence in
Plant Genetic Resources
Provisioning National Food
Supplies and Production
Systems. International Treaty
on Plant Genetic Resources for
Food and Agriculture, Research
Study 8.
http://www.planttreaty.org/co
ntent/research-paper-8
Global web of interdependence in
primary regions of diversity of
crops in food supplies

16. Global interdependence is on the rise
Production systemsFood supplies
Calori
esSource: Estimation of Countries’ Interdependence in Plant Genetic Resources Provisioning National Food Supplies and Production Systems. International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for
Food and Agriculture, Research Study 8. http://www.planttreaty.org/content/research-paper-8

17. Climate Change
17

18. Climate change and agriculture
NORTH AMERICA
Average crop yields decline by
2050 and more steeply by 2100
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
Overall lower yields of cereals
and maize
AUSTRALIA
Soil degradation, water scarcity and
weeds reduce pasture productivity
NORTH AFRICA & NEAR EAST
Rising temperatures threaten wheat
production and maize yields

19. Diversity to the rescue

20. The wheat variety ‘VEERY’ is the product of 3,170
different crosses involving 51 ‘plant genetic
resources’ from 26 countries.

21. Adaptation
Use of diversity in crop
breeding to develop
climate-ready varieties
Direct use of greater
diversity by farmers

22. Mitigation
Use of diversity in crop
breeding for varieties that
require less inputs for
production, processing and
consumption
Increase carbon sinks

23. Loss of Diversity
Thousands of different
apple varieties
Today all major apple
varieties grown in Germany
originate from only 6
varieties
Crop diversity disappearing
from landscapes
everywhere

25. • China lost - 90% of rice varieties since 1950
• Mexico lost - 80% of corn varieties since 1900
• India lost - 90% of rice varieties since 1900
• USA lost - 90% of fruit and vegetable varieties since 1900
• …..
Diversity Already Lost

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28. Deep inside a mountain

29. International collections

30. International
collections
30
• 749,656 accessions
• 717,205 seed
• 23,529 tissue culture
• 27,763 whole plants
Responding to users EVERY YEAR:
~ 130,000 samples distributed
> 100 countries worldwide

31. SDG target 2.5
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By 2020, maintain the genetic
diversity of seeds, cultivated plants …
including through soundly managed
and diversified seed and plant banks
at the national, regional and
international levels …

32. We need to come together to safeguard…

33. …share…

34. …use…

35. …and celebrate crop diversity!

36. THANK YOU
WWW.CROPTRUST.ORG
@FoodForever2020 @CropTrust