Multiple knowledge systems are crucial to understand human-environment interactions of
the biodiversity of agriculture and food systems (agrobiodiversity). This article synthesizes …

The growing global demand for food poses a serious challenge to mankind: How can we
provide an increasing world population with an adequate, reliable and nutritious food …

One of the greatest current challenges to human society is ensuring adequate food
production and security for a rapidly growing population under changing climatic conditions …

The tropical Andes 1 harbor extraordinary biological and cultural diversity, contained in a
mosaic of ecosystems (Josse et al. 2009). The region's complex topography, coupled with …

Crop diversity is central to traditional risk management practices on the Andean Altiplano
and may find renewed importance in adapting to climate change. This study explored the …

La bioeconomía ha ganado importancia durante la última década como marco de referencia
para el diseño e implementación de políticas de desarrollo productivo e innovación. sobre …

The Andes are attracting global interest again: they hold valuable mineral resources, tourists
appreciate their great natural beauty and the diversity of indigenous cultures, climbers scale …

The aim of this study was to investigate the management practices and productive soil
indicators as perceived by smallholder farmers in the highlands of Ecuador. By doing so, we …

Farm household systems (FHSs) in the Andes handle climate-related hazards such as frost
and droughts with risk-coping and risk-management strategies based on the adaptive …

Stable and diversified agroecosystems provide farmers with important ecosystem services,
which are unfortunately being lost at an alarming rate under the current conventional …