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November2021

Agricultura de conservación

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

FAO/Olympia de Maismont

La agricultura de conservación se considera un sistema de producción respetuoso con el medio ambiente. Detiene la degradación del suelo, clave para garantizar la seguridad alimentaria en los países del mundo.

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    Sustainable agriculture with its three components: economic (production viability to meet the growing needs for food of present and future...

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    The safe conservation and exchange of germplasm requires seeds free of pests and diseases that are of quarantine risk. Seed...

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    Agrobiodiversity

    Agricultural biodiversity is a broad term that includes all components of biological diversity of relevance to food and agriculture, and...

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    Functional foods containing significant levels of biologically active components which provide desirable health benefits beyond basic nutrition. These are especially...

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    Colluvium

    Soil erosion is a global phenomenon that is exacerbated by intensive agriculture and reinforce the small-scale soil heterogeneity. While reduced...