This documentary film shows the importance of agricultural biodiversity for food and agriculture, with astonishing pictures from Europe and Asia. In agriculture, the widespread adoption of a few improved varieties has narrowed the genetic base of important food crops and led to the disappearance of hundreds of landraces. Conserving and using plant genetic diversity is vital in meeting the world's future development needs in Europe, Asia and elsewhere. This documentary shows why biodiversity is important for agriculture and how it is conserved and used in many different locations in Europe and Asia.—Anonymous
The DVD contains the main film (50 minutes) and several short films.
Main Film: Diverseeds Documentary Film 50:27
In agriculture, the widespread adoption of a few improved varieties hasnarrowed the genetic base of important food crops and led to thedisappearance of hundreds of landraces. Conserving and using plantgenetic diversity is vital in meeting the world's future development needsin Europe, Asia and elsewhere. This documentary shows why biodiversityis important for agriculture and how it is conserved and used in manydifferent locations in Europe and Asia. The film describes - with splendidpictures from Europe and Asia - the relevance of traditional landraces,crop wild relatives, genebanks (including the Global Seed Vault), and civilsociety movements in the global challenge to preserve and use plantgenetic resources for food and agriculture.
Short Films:
Traditional Farmers, Italy 02:09
The Ramat Negev Agro-research, Israel 04:00
The Israel Gene Bank, Israel 03:14
Crop Wild Relatives in the Fertile Crescent, Israel 02:45
Austrian NGO Arche Noah, Austria - 04:03
British NGO Garden Organic, UK 03:35
Swiss NGO Pro Specie Rara, Switzerland 04:56
Organic Farming / Potato Day, UK 04:06
Development of New Tea Varieties, Vietnam 02:28
Participatory Plant Breeding of Rice, Vietnam 02:19
Intercropping, Vietnam 02:06
Plant Variety Protection, Thailand 01:27
The Thai Gene Bank, Thailand 02:29
Traditional Agriculture: Rice Terraces of Yunnan, China 03:14
The Svalbard Global Seed Vault, Norway 03:12
