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June 2021
Carbon sequestration
AGROVOC URI: http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_331583
FAO/Giulio Napolitano
Motivation: Soils are important carbon stores. The release of greenhouse gases in the soil, particularly through agricultural activities, has consequences for the global atmospheric CO2 budget. Measures that lead to long-term storage of carbon in the soil (carbon sequestration) are a key to mitigate climate change.
Functional foods
October 2022
Functional foods containing significant levels of biologically active components which provide desirable health benefits beyond basic nutrition. These are especially...
AGROVOC URI: http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2f007684
Colluvium
September 2022
Soil erosion is a global phenomenon that is exacerbated by intensive agriculture and reinforce the small-scale soil heterogeneity. While reduced...
AGROVOC URI: http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_ce89717c
Seedling emergence
July 2022
Seedling emergence is one of the most important phenological event that influences the success of an annual plant. Emergence represents...
AGROVOC URI: http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2547
Hydroacoustics
June 2022
Hydroacoustic techniques are currently the most efficient tool to study the aquatic environments remotely, giving a continuous high spatial resolution...
AGROVOC URI: http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_820db5f7
Artisanal fisheries
May 2022
The United Nations General Assembly has declared 2022 the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture (IYAFA 2022). FAO is...
AGROVOC URI: http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_644
