Agricultural biodiversity has hitherto been valued almost exclusively as a source of traits that can be used in scientific breeding programs to improve the productivity of crop varieties and livestock breeds. We argue that it can make a far greater contribution to increased productivity. In parti...
Frison, Emile A.
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Cherfas, J.
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Hodgkin, T.
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[Agricultural biodiversity is essential for a sustainable improvement in food and nutrition security]
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Agricultural biodiversity is essential for a sustainable improvement in food and nutrition security
One of the World`s greatest challenges is to secure sufficient and healthy food for all, and to do so in an environmentally sustainable manner. This review explores the interrelationships of food, health, and environment, and their role in addressing chronic micronutrient deficiencies, also known...
Burchi, F.
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Fanzo, J.C.
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Frison, Emile A.
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[The role of food and nutrition system approaches in tackling hidden hunger]
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The role of food and nutrition system approaches in tackling hidden hunger
Today’s food and farming systems have succeeded in supplying large volumes of foods to global markets, but are generating negative outcomes on multiple fronts: widespread degradation of land, water and ecosystems; high GHG emissions; biodiversity losses; persistent hunger and micro-nutrient defic...
Frison, Emile A.
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International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food systems
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[From uniformity to diversity: a paradigm shift from industrial agriculture to diversified agroecological systems]
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From uniformity to diversity: a paradigm shift from industrial agriculture to diversified agroecological systems