We depend on a very limited number of foodstuffs for our food. Of the 6,000 plant species that are grown, nine of them represent two-thirds of what we eat. So we put all our eggs in one basket of vegetables. Vulnerable commodities if they are the target of diseases or extreme weather conditions. So we have two solutions: diversify what we eat and make our favorite crops much more resistant. Report in the United Kingdom at the Millennium Seed Bank, where wild species are stored, with a researcher who cultivates hybrid wheat varieties, and finally in the lair of a chef who cooks endangered apples.
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