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- In 1970, US farmers lost $1 billion worth of crops after a disease killed uniform corn varieties.
- Lack of genetic diversity led to massive outbreaks of citrus canker in Florida in 1984 and in Brazil in 1991
- During the 1840's, the majority of the population of Ireland relied upon a single variety of the potato. As a result of the lack of genetic diversity, a fungus was able to destroy the entire potato crop, causing the infamous Irish Potato Famine.
Did You Know?
According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, since 1900, approximately 75% of the world’s genetic diversity of agricultural crops has been eliminated.
In 1998, the 10 largest seed companies controlled about 33% of the global seed market, and today 69% of all corn and 47% of all soybean seeds in the US were purchased from just four major companies.
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