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Grains: Savings from Genetic Resources
A wild wheat from Turkey provided disease resistance worth $50 million per year in the U.S.
An Ethiopian barley strain protects California's crop
from yellow dwarf virus. Savings: $160 million per year.
A wild Mexican maize provided genes with an agricultural
value of $4.4 billion per year worldwide
Source: Holdgate 1996
Continued: Saving rainforests
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