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November2021

Conservation agriculture

AGROVOC URI
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_264f7edd

FAO/Olympia de Maismont

Conservation agriculture is considered as an environmentally friendly production system. It stops the degradation of the soil which is the key to ensuring food security in the world countries.

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