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small crops and low-yielding but important crops such as cereals and grain legumes. Govern-
ments should support public research and prebreeding activities. This also requires coopera-
tion on an international level. In due time the variety requirements for the organic sector will
meet the needs of conventional agriculture moving in a sustainable direction, thereby reducing
the dependency on high chemical inputs, and will then enlarge the focus of the breeding
industry in a low-input direction for modern agricultural development. Common areas for
research among organic and conventional plant breeders include nutrient uptake and crop
protection strategies.
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