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Livestock biodiversity must be preserved as vital tool against climate change – UN agency

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UN News Centre

Publication Date
2016-01-28

27 January 2016 – The genetic diversity of livestock can play a vital role in feeding the world in the face of hotter weather and the other effects of climate change, yet many valuable breeds continue to be at risk, the United Nations agricultural agency warned today, calling for stronger global efforts to safeguard the existing gene pool.

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