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July 2023
Medicinal plants
AGROVOC URI: https://agrovoc.fao.org/browse/agrovoc/en/page/c_2393
FAO/Selvaggia Cognetti de Martiis
Medicinal plants, also called medicinal herbs, have been discovered and used in traditional medicine practices since prehistoric times. Plants synthesize hundreds of chemical compounds for various functions, including defense and protection against insects, fungi, diseases, and herbivorous mammals. Medicinal plants are widely used in non-industrialized societies, mainly because they are readily available and cheaper than modern medicines.
Livestock feed
October 2021
The production of high quality livestock feed is a growing demand of small farmers and one of the objectives of...
AGROVOC URI: http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_12213
Food systems
September 2021
Motivation: A sustainable food system is one that delivers food security and nutrition for all in such a way that...
AGROVOC URI: http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_bea5db85
Agrosilvopastoral systems
July 2021
Motivation: Sustainable production strategy that integrates agriculture, livestock and forestry within the same area, to obtain results which are synergic...
AGROVOC URI: http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_16096
Carbon sequestration
June 2021
Motivation: Soils are important carbon stores. The release of greenhouse gases in the soil, particularly through agricultural activities, has consequences...
AGROVOC URI: http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_331583
Apiculture
May 2021
Motivation: The vernal, or spring, equinox signals the beginning of nature's renewal. It is also the time of year when...
AGROVOC URI: http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_529