Two of the world’s most ubiquitous and important crops have a 7,000-year-old backstory, which can be traced to the Andes in South America, where maize and potatoes have long been cultivated for food. And still today – despite a growing reliance around the world on just five staple crops – this remote mountain region is … Continue reading On agrobiodiversity, the Andes can teach the world much about crop conservation (commentary)