The crops and livestock we use must be continuously improved and adapted to changing environmental conditions if we are to ensure food security for the generations to come. The absolute precondition for this is the preservation of agricultural biodiversity and...

A key question that is often asked about ecological agriculture, including organic agriculture, is whether it can be productive enough to meet the world's food needs. While many agree that ecological agriculture is desirable from an environmental and social point...

Seed is the foundation of life and so is traditional knowledge of the farmers. Diversity Fair — a community based competitive event to display local seed diversity — is a well-established participatory tool employed in conservation and management of agricultural...

Sustainable farming is getting a new lease on life. The deterioration of the environment and the depletion of resources—both of which are already limiting the amount of food produced by the world’s farmlands—are motivating regulators, consumers, food companies, and farmers...

The eighth Trondheim Conference on Biodiversity focused on the interlinkages between biodiversity and agriculture to develop food systems for a sustainable future. Regarding these interlinkages, participants discussed the imperatives and implications, policies and institutions, planning for a changing climate, and...