AGROVOC

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  • December2022

    Seed health

    AGROVOC URI
    http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_fad814e9

    FAO/Sebastian Liste

    The safe conservation and exchange of germplasm requires seeds free of pests and diseases that are of quarantine risk. Seed health concerns the presence or absence of disease-causing organisms like fungi, bacteria and viruses, and insect pests.

  • Concept of the month
    June2021

    Carbon sequestration

    Motivation: Soils are important carbon stores. The release of greenhouse gases in the soil, particularly through agricultural activities, has consequences...

  • Concept of the month
    May2021

    Apiculture

    Motivation: The vernal, or spring, equinox signals the beginning of nature's renewal. It is also the time of year when...

  • Concept of the month
    April2021

    Vaccination

    Motivation: Human history proves that before the development of vaccines epidemics have mercilessly killed millions of people and livestock. It...

  • Concept of the month
    March2021

    Tillage

    Motivation: The month of March is the right time for cultivating and preparing the land for planting and sowing crops...