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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"agrobiodiversity"”.
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CHARACTERIZATION OF AGROBIODIVERSITY PRODUCTS FOR THE ENHANCEMENT OF MARGINAL AND MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENTS
… of environment and biodiversity (and agrobiodiversity). “Marginal” and “rural” adjectives are frequently used together to describe specific territories. Marginal/rural areas host great part of tangible and intangible heritage for humanity that is always at risk of being lost and then …
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Agrobiodiversity enhancement for the sustainability of the tropical uplands: An evaluation of agricultural land use in Liliw, Laguna, Philippines
Agrobiodiversity Enhancement (ABDE) is a strategy that has been advanced for preventing environmental degradation without losing agricultural productivity. However, there is not yet sufficient evidence to support the important role that ABDE might have for managing agricultural land use in the …
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Food Sovereignty, Gender And Transitions In Traditional Culinary Knowledge In The Chinantla, Oaxaca, Mexico
… (TCK), (2) seed conservation, (3) perceptions of agrobiodiversity, and (4) the underlying socio-political reasons for these changes. I chose to conduct a case study in the Chinantla region of Oaxaca, Mexico because it is a center of agrobiodiversity, and the territory is managed locally as …
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MULTIFUNCTIONAL EVALUATION AND VALIDATION OF PRACTICES, TOOLS AND INNOVATIVE MODELS FOR THE LANDSCAPE AND AGROECOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT OF AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS: TRADE-OFFS AND SYNERGIES IN THE ECOSYSTEM SERVICES FRAMEWORK
BACKGROUND. Severe agrobiodiversity loss trends are ongoing, altering the agroecosystem regulating processes. Biodiversity loss is both a consequence and driver of the current ecological crisis. Among rural systems, it is a pivotal driver of agroecosystems vulnerability and lack of resilience. …
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Tense collaborations and exchange interrupted: Gendered participation in ecological agriculture projects in post-neoliberal(?) Bolivia
… the scope and value of ecological agriculture, agrobiodiversity and food sovereignty in its work with marginalized farming communities in Norte de Potosí, shares these concerns with the Bolivian State. Yet tensions run high between applying neoliberal frameworks to 'empower' farmers and …
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A multiscalar, interdisciplinary study of the social and ecological dynamics of urban agriculture in Chicago, IL
… of some migrant households also harbored urban agrobiodiversity with roots in the Global South. At the same time, gardens may have less salubrious effects on urban systems and populations. A lack of knowledge of safe gardening practices may expose vulnerable populations to environmental hazards …