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“I'm not talking about losing [agricultural] diversity in the same way that you lose your car keys. I'm talking about losing it in the same way that we lost the dinosaurs: actually losing it, never to be seen again.”

Quote by Cary Fowler

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Cary Fowler is a renowned agriculturalist born in 1949. He has made significant contributions to the field of global agricultural genetic resource conservation and sustainable agricultural development. Dr. Fowler has served as the director of the International Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) and led various global projects, dedicated to protecting the world's agricultural diversity. more

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