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Humid tropical irrigated production systems (rice) |
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Practical actions |
Field schools for improvement of farmers' skills
Participatory plant breeding
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Policies |
National strategy development
Taxes on use of pesticides
IPM Facility
Post-disaster rehabilitation
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Research |
More focus on relationship between soil fertility and agrobiodiversity
Relationship between agrobiodiversity and integrated rice – fish aquaculture production/ soil-plant nutrition
Role of local breeding for existence in integrated pest management
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Participants/links |
FAO, IRRI, SEARICE, WARDA, CARE and other NGOs, GEF
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Intensive agroforestry systems (coffee and multi-purpose use) |
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Practical actions |
Draw upon the El Salvador 'shade-coffee' case study
Inventory and policy development in Ethiopia
Promotion of ecological coffee, inter alia to be presented at EXPO 2000 in Hanover, Germany
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Policies |
Implementation of decisions by the International Coffee Board
Eco-labelling and Fair Trade – labelling (in voluntary systems)
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Research |
'Sun-coffee' vs 'shade-coffee' in the El Salvador case study
Role of ICIPE and ICRAF with respect to understanding (functional) agricultural biodiversity in intensive agroforestry cash-cropping systems
Influence of consumers on efforts to enhance agricultural biodiversity.
Genetic variability and sustainable production
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Participants/links |
National governments, the international coffee board, local NGOs, national and international research institutions, GEF, private sector
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Intensive Mountain Production Systems (Potatoes) |
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Practical actions |
Maintain local diversity, focusing on on-farm conservation
Use of true potato seed instead of mixed clones
Six countries programme of IFAD, CIP, IPM/FAO.
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Policies |
Promotion of exchange of genetic material between local producers
Promotion of watershed management
In situ/on-farm vs ex situ conservation
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Research |
Varietal replacement of traditional varieties by introduced ones on agrobiodiversity (gene flows)
Changes in production systems on agricultural biodiversity.
Maintain local diversity
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Participants/links |
National governments, CIP, NGOs, national research centres, GEF
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Industrial agricultural production systems (Europe) |
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Western Europe
Practical Actions |
EU regulation on agri-environmental measures (2078/92)
Promotion of local food production and Heritage Seeds
Promotion of integrated rural development
Community-sponsored production (consumers – producers cooperation)
Eco-labelling and certification of ecological food production
Biotopes/corridors (e.g. Sweden)
Eco-Agri-Tourism
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Policies |
EU regulations
National policies for the promotion of ecological production
Programmes to promote conservation of agricultural biodiversity and cultural heritage values in the agricultural landscape
Promotion of the protection of environmentally sensitive areas
Secure WTO-legal environmental measures in next negotiating round
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Research |
Multifunctional land use, integrating agricultural landscapes
Agricultural biodiversity and soil fertility
Agricultural biodiversity and pest management
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Participants/links |
EC/EU, Private Sector / Retailers, NGOs
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Eastern Europe
Additional practical actions and policy issues of special relevance |
Create niches for ecological production in the process of preparation for membership in the EU without the benefit of agricultural subsidies
Protect small, diverse farms, local agricultural biodiversity and local animal breeds
Need for improved varieties and techniques suited to local circumstances
Policies that do not mimic the Western European production paradigm that is reducing diversity
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