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agrodiversity and seeds  

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  • If a crop that is desired for food, fodder, or fiber, is to be available for the next planting season, some of its seeds must be preserved. For biologists, agricultural scientists, gardeners, and farmers, there is growing concern about the dependence upon seed companies. [Source: Encyclopedia of Environment and Society; Seeds, Agrodiversity and]

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