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. Site web www.cabi.org