“Ethiopia is the center of origin and diversity for the majority of coffee we drink. The commodification of coffee pushes farmers to grow as much as possible by whatever means possible. This has contributed to deforestation. The place where coffee was born - the area with the greatest biodiversity of coffee anywhere in the world - could disappear. No forest, no coffee. No coffee, no forest. What we lose isn't specific to Ethiopia; it impacts us all.” FoodCoffeeBiodiversityEthiopiaDeforestation Book:Bread, Wine, Chocolate: The Slow Loss of Foods We Love Source: Bread, Wine, Chocolate: The Slow Loss of Foods We Love
“Nearly every historic fruit and vegetable variety once found in the United States has disappeared.” United StatesFoodBiodiversity Author:Preeti Simran Sethi