` It is really the global insurance that in the future we will be able to adapt to problems like climate change and population growth . '' New multi - year global fund to protect agricultural biodiversity . Importance highlighted by previous food crises and famines . China has lost 80 percent of crop and vegetable varieties in last 10 years .
New multi - year global fund to protect agricultural biodiversity . Importance highlighted by previous food crises and famines . China has lost 80 percent of crop and vegetable varieties in last 10 years .