An heuristic framework for identifying multiple ways of supporting the conservation and use of traditional crop varieties within the agricultural production system
This paper reviews and discusses how studies on (i) on-farm diversity assessment,(ii)
access to diversity and information,(iii) extent of use of available materials and information …
access to diversity and information,(iii) extent of use of available materials and information …
Biological diversity in agriculture and global change
KS Zimmerer - Annual Review of Environment and Resources, 2010 - annualreviews.org
Biological diversity of agriculture consists of several analytic levels and spatial management
scales that are subject to complex interactions with global change. The complexity of …
scales that are subject to complex interactions with global change. The complexity of …
Collaboration of farmers and breeders: Participatory crop improvement in perspective
CJM Almekinders, A Elings - Euphytica, 2001 - Springer
Abstract Participatory Crop Improvement (PCI) has developed over the past decade as an
alternative and complementary breeding approach to Formal Crop Improvement (FCI). In …
alternative and complementary breeding approach to Formal Crop Improvement (FCI). In …
[HTML][HTML] A risk-minimizing argument for traditional crop varietal diversity use to reduce pest and disease damage in agricultural ecosystems of Uganda
JW Mulumba, R Nankya, J Adokorach, C Kiwuka… - Agriculture, ecosystems …, 2012 - Elsevier
Much of the worlds' annual harvest loss to pests and diseases occurs as a consequence of
crops grown in monocultures, or cultivated varieties with uniform resistance. This uniform …
crops grown in monocultures, or cultivated varieties with uniform resistance. This uniform …
Farmers' variety naming and crop varietal diversity of two cereal and three legume species in the Moroccan High Atlas, using DATAR
A Bernis-Fonteneau, M Aakairi, O Saadani-Hassani… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Local agrobiodiversity in remote areas such as the Moroccan High Atlas is poorly studied,
despite being of great importance for the sustainability and resilience of mountainous …
despite being of great importance for the sustainability and resilience of mountainous …
Ecological agriculture in China: bridging the gap between rhetoric and practice of sustainability
T Shi - Ecological Economics, 2002 - Elsevier
This paper provides a perspective on the potential of Chinese ecological agriculture to
address sustainable human–environmental interactions. As Chinese agriculture is …
address sustainable human–environmental interactions. As Chinese agriculture is …
Free seeds and food sovereignty: anthropology and grassroots agrobiodiversity conservation strategies in the US South
BC Campbell, JR Veteto - Journal of political ecology, 2015 - journals.uair.arizona.edu
Neoliberal economic frameworks threaten the ability of marginalized people worldwide to
grow, harvest, and access sufficient healthy food because they deny traditional collective …
grow, harvest, and access sufficient healthy food because they deny traditional collective …
Rice landrace diversity in Nepal. Socio-economic and ecological factors determining rice landrace diversity in three agro-ecozones of Nepal based on farm surveys
J Bajracharya, RB Rana, D Gauchan… - Genetic Resources and …, 2010 - Springer
In Nepal, in traditional rice farming systems many diverse landraces are grown in all of the
rice agro-ecosystems from low to high altitude. Three case study sites were selected to …
rice agro-ecosystems from low to high altitude. Three case study sites were selected to …
Why farming with high tech methods should integrate elements of organic agriculture
K Ammann - New Biotechnology, 2009 - Elsevier
In the previous article [Ammann, K.(2008) Feature: integrated farming: why organic farmers
should use transgenic crops. New Biotechnol. 25, 101–107], in a plea for the introduction of …
should use transgenic crops. New Biotechnol. 25, 101–107], in a plea for the introduction of …