The world has more than 50,000 edible plants. But 90% of the world's energy demands are fulfilled by just 15 crops, according to estimates by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations. About two-thirds of our calorie intake is provided by three: rice, maize (corn) and wheat.
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Gruber, K. (2017). Agrobiodiversity: The living library. Nature, 544(7651), S8–S10. https://doi.org/10.1038/544S8a
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