Agrobiodiversity Management for Food Security: A Critical Review - Couverture rigide

Lenné, Jillian; Wood, David

 
9781845937614: Agrobiodiversity Management for Food Security: A Critical Review

Synopsis

Agrobiodiversity provides most of our food through our interaction with crops and domestic animals. Future global food security is firmly anchored in sound, science-based management of agrobiodiversity. This book presents key concepts of agrobiodiversity management, critically reviewing important current and emerging issues including agricultural development, crop introduction, practical diversity in farming systems, impact of modern crop varieties and GM crops, conservation, climate change, food sovereignty and policies. It also addresses claims and misinformation in the subject based on sound scientific principles. It is suitable for policymakers, researchers in ecology, agricultural science and management.

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À propos des auteurs

Jillian M. Lenné is a Consultant in Agricultural Research and Development, UK.

David Wood is formerly Agrobiodiversity International, Milnthorpe, UK .

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