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February2024

Sustainable production

AGROVOC URI
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_b9932c97

FAO/Khaled Desouki

Sustainable production refers to creating goods or services while minimizing negative environmental, social, and economic impacts. It involves responsible resource use, reduced waste, and consideration of long-term ecological balance, ensuring the needs of present and future generations are met.

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    July2021

    Agrosilvopastoral systems

    Motivation: Sustainable production strategy that integrates agriculture, livestock and forestry within the same area, to obtain results which are synergic...

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    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...