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Albania: A lesson in localism

Sustainable Food Trust

Changing practices In the last 30 years, Albania has moved from growing exclusively local varieties of arable crops, specifically cereals and maize, to importing 80% of its seed. The great diversity of open-pollinated varieties of maize are now lost – bar a handful in mountainous regions. Yet, unique and important varieties survive.

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