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Do consumers support farmers and food supply chains promoting agrobiodiversity?
DIVINFOOD Practice abstractsAgrobiodiversity, including all the plant species and varieties used for food, is in decline. Just three crops account for 60% of the calories consumed worldwide: wheat, maize and rice (FAO).
Chiffoleau, Yuna
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CONTRIBUTIONS OF AGROBIODIVERSITY TO THE SUSTAINABILITY OF FAMILY FARMING IN COLOMBIA
Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems, 2020 Background. Family gardens represent spaces that promot the conservation and use of agrobiodiversity, generating welfare and sustainability conditions for rural communities. Objective.
Alvaro Acevedo-Osorio +2 more
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The economics of agrobiodiversity conservation for food security under climate change
Subsistence-based and natural resource-dependent societies are especially vulnerable to climate change. In such contexts, food security needs to be strengthened by investing in the adaptability of food systems.
Pascual, Unai +3 more
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PLoS ONE, 2019 Due to their limited access to the external productive inputs and the dependency on rain-fed agricultural production, small scale farmers in sub-Saharan Africa have continued to face undernutrition despite the significant advancements in agriculture ...
Francis Odhiambo Oduor +3 more
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Mainstreaming agrobiodiversity in sustainable food systems: Scientific foundations for an agrobiodiversity index [PDF]
, 2017 This book summarizes the most recent evidence on how to use agrobiodiversity to provide nutritious foods through harnessing natural processes.
Bioversity International
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Collective action for small-scale producers of agricultural biodiversity products: [PDF]
"The role of well-functioning markets for development is now widely recognized, however the challenge remains to make these markets benefit the poor and the environment.
Kruijssen, Froukje +2 more
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Mountain Agrobiodiversity in Peru
Mountain Research and Development, 2000 Abstract Conservation of agricultural biodiversity has become an important paradigm in efforts to promote sustainable development throughout the world. This is especially the case in Andean countries, where ex situ conservation of crops has been a focus of attention since the 1970s.
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Journal of the Selva Andina Biosphere, 2019 Aunque la Real Academia Española (RAE), en su diccionario, no incluye la definición del término agrobiodiversidad, este es un asunto que concierne a todos. La agrobiodiversidad o biodiversidad agrícola (BA) es la diversidad de los sistemas agrícolas, incluyendo desde los genes hasta variedades, especies, y desde las prácticas agrícolas hasta la ...
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Strategies to valorise agrobiodiversity [PDF]
, 2018 The current food value chain is characterised by a highly standardised offer produced in an increasingly monotonous agricultural system. In parallel, there is a growing interest among consumers for traditional or regional crop varieties. The conservation
Oehen, B. +3 more
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, 2016 L’agrobiodiversité, ou biodiversité agricole, est la part de la biodiversité reconnue comme ressource par des agriculteurs pour la production agricole.
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