Why is it important to conserve the biodiversity of crops in ACP countries?
Some crop species are simply unknown elsewhere. Fonio (Digitaria exilis) is peculiar to the drier parts of the Sahel. In the Caribbean, there are hot peppers (Capsicum species) that are adapted to the conditions there, and often you find more different varieties in a single home garden in many ACP countries than in a whole country elsewhere in the world. These regions are particularly rich in agricultural biodiversity.
