How the use of plant genetic resources helped India to fight hunger -- K.C. Bansal
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Channel: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations · 2014 · Nonprofits & Activism
http://www.fao.org/nr/cgrfa/cgrfa-media/cgrfa-multimedia/en/ K.C. Bansal is the Director of India's National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources. In his interview Mr. Bansal highlights the crucial role of genetic resources for food and agriculture for food security, nutrition and livelihoods. He talks about the role of farmers and gives an example of how the use of a wheat variety from Japan assisted India and its region to improve their food security. © FAO: http://www.fao.org
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