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Agrobiodiversity Management for Food Security: A Critical Review

Auteur
Lenné J., Wood D.
Date
2011
Source
IUCN (ID: MON-088342)
Éditeur | Lieu de publication
CAB International | Wallingford, United Kingdom
ISBN
978-1-84593-761-4
Pages
239 p.
Type du document
Monographie/livre
Langue
Anglais
Champ d'application
International
Sujet
Agriculture et développement rural
Mot clé
Développement agricole Biodiversité Variété végétale Sécurité alimentaire
Résumé

Agrobiodiversity provides most of our food through our interaction with crops and domestic animals. Future global food security is firmly anchored in sound, science-based management of agrobiodiversity. This book presents key concepts of agrobiodiversity management, critically reviewing important current and emerging issues including agricultural development, crop introduction, practical diversity in farming systems, impact of modern crop varieties and GM crops, conservation, climate change, food sovereignty and policies. It also addresses claims and misinformation in the subject based on sound scientific principles.

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