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1. Monoculture

   Linked via "adaptive diversification strategies"

   Volatility and Systemic Risk
   The centralization of production creates systemic fragility. A single abiotic stressor (e.g., an unseasonal frost, drought) or the sudden introduction of a novel pathogen to which the entire genetic base lacks resistance can lead to catastrophic regional yield failure. Economists refer to this concentration of risk as Commodity Path Dependence (CPD), where the dependency on a single high-volume crop locks out [adaptive diversification strategies](/…