Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture – Contributing to food security and sustainability in a changing world
Given the importance of the sustainable use of biodiversity for food and agriculture, and the critical role of biodiversity and ecosystems in sustainable intensification of agricultural production, this publication addresses these issues, and by doing so also contributes to furthering the implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity’s Programme of Work on Agricultural Biodiversity and of FAO’s strategic framework on sustainability.
Topic(s)
Sustaining local crop diversity, Policy for sustainable use
Subject area(s)
Policy development, Promoting local crop diversity
Subject category(ies)
Raising awareness of local crop diversity value, Strategies and action plans
Publisher
FAO and the Platform for Agrobiodiversity Research
Publication date
2011
DOI
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Resource type
Method, Publication or report
Resource format
PDF
Primary geographic focus
Global
Open access
Yes