The diversity of crops and livestock species, their genetic resources, and the ecosystems they inhabit.
Women farmers maintain ~70% of crop genetic diversity in subsistence systems, but scientific literature and funding prioritize male agronomists' work. Indigenous and women's seed-saving knowledge has been systematized and commercialized without credit.
Explicitly cite women farmers and Indigenous communities as the primary keepers of agricultural biodiversity. Center their knowledge systems, not just their labor.
["women-led agrobiodiversity","community crop genetic stewardship"]
Women and Indigenous farmers have stewarded crop diversity for millennia. Initiatives like participatory plant breeding and farmer-to-farmer seed networks should amplify women as innovators and decision-makers, not just participants.
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