Agrobiodiversity for food security, health and income
R Kahane, T Hodgkin, H Jaenicke… - Agronomy for …, 2013 - Springer
By the year 2050, agriculture will have to provide the food and nutrition requirements of
some 9 billion people. Moreover, to maintain that level of productivity indefinitely it must do …
some 9 billion people. Moreover, to maintain that level of productivity indefinitely it must do …
The benefits and trade-offs of agricultural diversity for food security in low-and middle-income countries: A review of existing knowledge and evidence
Diversity in agricultural systems is often presented as having benefits for multiple purposes
like food and nutrition security in low-and middle-income countries. Our review aims to give …
like food and nutrition security in low-and middle-income countries. Our review aims to give …
Production diversity and dietary diversity in smallholder farm households
Undernutrition and micronutrient malnutrition remain problems of significant magnitude in
large parts of the develo** world. Improved nutrition requires not only better access to …
large parts of the develo** world. Improved nutrition requires not only better access to …
Farm production diversity is associated with greater household dietary diversity in Malawi: Findings from nationally representative data
Farm production diversity has the potential to influence the diversity of household diets, an
important nutrition outcome associated with the nutrient adequacy of diets and the nutritional …
important nutrition outcome associated with the nutrient adequacy of diets and the nutritional …
[BUCH][B] Biodiversity, ecosystem functioning, and human wellbeing: an ecological and economic perspective
How will biodiversity loss affect ecosystem functioning, ecosystem services, and human well-
being? In an age of accelerating biodiversity loss, this timely and critical volume summarizes …
being? In an age of accelerating biodiversity loss, this timely and critical volume summarizes …
On crop biodiversity, risk exposure, and food security in the highlands of Ethiopia
This paper investigates the effects of crop genetic diversity on farm productivity and
production risk in the highlands of Ethiopia. Using a moment‐based approach, the analysis …
production risk in the highlands of Ethiopia. Using a moment‐based approach, the analysis …
Utilizing and conserving agrobiodiversity in agricultural landscapes
A biodiversity-based paradigm for sustainable agriculture is a potential solution for many of
the problems associated with intensive, high input agriculture, and for greater resilience to …
the problems associated with intensive, high input agriculture, and for greater resilience to …
Crop insurance as a strategy for adapting to climate change
Financial insurance for extreme events can play an important role in hedging against the
implications of climate change. This paper combines a comprehensive estimation strategy …
implications of climate change. This paper combines a comprehensive estimation strategy …
[BUCH][B] Farmers? Bounty: locating crop diversity in the contemporary world
SB Brush - 2008 - books.google.com
div Biological diversity is as crucial in agriculture as it is in nature, and it is equally important
to the economic health of both industrial and nonindustrial societies. This book offers a …
to the economic health of both industrial and nonindustrial societies. This book offers a …
The expansion of modern agriculture and global biodiversity decline: an integrated assessment
The world is banking on a major increase in food production, if the dietary needs and food
preferences of an increasing, and increasingly rich, population are to be met. This requires …
preferences of an increasing, and increasingly rich, population are to be met. This requires …