Agricultural biodiversity is essential for a sustainable improvement in food and nutrition security

Sustainability

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 238-253

  Frison, Emile A ^a   Cherfas, Jeremy ^a   Hodgkin, Toby ^a  

^a BIOVERSITY INTERNATIONAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Agricultural biodiversity; Food security; Hunger; Nutrition; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS; BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOLOGY; FOOD SUPPLY; NUTRITION; PRODUCTIVITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

AGRICULTURAL BIODIVERSITY; FOOD SECURITY; GROWING CONDITIONS; HUMAN PRODUCTIVITY; HUNGER; INCREASED PRODUCTIVITY; SUSTAINABLE DELIVERY; SUSTAINABLE IMPROVEMENT;

AGRICULTURE;

EID: 79959766008     PISSN: 20711050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/su3010238     Document Type: Article

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