Africa: Future of Food Under 'Severe Threat' As Species Diversity Disappears - UN

London — Depending on just a few food crops is risky as changing pests, worsening droughts and other climate change impacts bite, food experts say

The future of food supplies is under "severe threat" because of the number of animal and plant species fast disappearing, a United Nations report said on Friday, as the world grapples with how to feed a growing population.

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