Results 121 to 130 of about 17,747 (256)
Advanced Sustainable Systems, Volume 9, Issue 12, December 2025.Eight wild plant species were investigated as co‐substrates for pellet combustion. A long‐term field trial examined dry matter yield and biochemical composition, influencing combustion properties. Results show suitable combustion properties, comparable to Sida, with higher ash melting temperatures than Miscanthus, due to elevated calcium and magnesium.
Moritz von Cossel +6 more
wiley +1 more source
Reducing risks and seizing opportunities: integrating biodiversity into food and agriculture investments [PDF]
, 2017 This booklet explains how using the Agrobiodiversity Index, companies and governments can reduce operational and reputational risks and seize opportunities, by estimating and monitoring the agrobiodiversity impact of supply chain investments.
Negra, C.
core +1 more source
Functional biodiversity to improve pest control in organic cropping systems [PDF]
, 2013 A sustainable use of functional agrobiodiversity (FAB) providing habitats with suitable floral resources is needed to conserve and improve pest control by natural enemies in organic cropping and other low-input systems.
Luka, Henryk +2 more
core
The Governance of Agrobiodiversity
, 2019 Agrobiodiversity relates to humans and their environments. It is the result of interactions between humans and nature, and thus is simultaneously social and biological by nature. Without humans, agrobiodiversity would not exist. Seeds, as carriers of major agrobiodiversity components, are not mere material objects that exist outside of social relations:
Visser, Bert +7 more
openaire +1 more source
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
doaj
The economics of agrobiodiversity conservation for food security under climate change [PDF]
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.
Drucker, Adam G. +3 more
core +1 more source
HIV and orientation of subsistence and commercial home gardens in rural Ghana: Crop composition, crop diversity and food security [PDF]
, 2010 An empirical study was conducted to explore differences and similarities in biodiversity in subsistence and commercial home gardens of HIV-positive and HIV-negative rural households in the Eastern Region of Ghana and their significance in household food ...
Akrofi, S., Price, L.L., Struik, P.C.
core +1 more source
A collaborative tool for mobilizing knowledge in agrobiodiversity and the interface with climate change: the Platform for Agrobiodiversity Research [PDF]
, 2015 Poster presented at 2nd ANAFE International Symposium.
Bij de Vaate, M. +4 more
core
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 ...
openaire +1 more source
Agrobiodiversity and a sustainable food future
Nature Plants, 2017 The biodiversity of food plants is vital for humanity's capacity to meet sustainability challenges. This goal requires the rigorous integration of plant, environmental, social and health sciences. It is coalescing around four thematic cornerstones that are both interdisciplinary and policy relevant.
Zimmerer, Karl S., Haan, Stef de
openaire +3 more sources