Agrobiodiversity for food security, health and income

Agronomy for Sustainable Development

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 671-693

  Kahane, Rémi ^a,b   Hodgkin, Toby ^c   Jaenicke, Hannah ^d   Hoogendoorn, Coosje ^e   Hermann, Michael ^f   Dyno Keatinge, J D H ^g   D'Arros Hughes, Jacqueline ^g   Padulosi, Stefano ^c   Looney, Norman ^h  

^a FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Italy)

^b Campus international de Baillarguet   (France)

^c BIOVERSITY INTERNATIONAL   (Italy)

^d INBAR International Network for Bamboo and Rattan ^*  (Germany)

^e International Network for Bamboo and Rattan China   (China)

^f CROPS FOR THE FUTURE   (Malaysia)

^g AVRDC THE WORLD VEGETABLE CENTER   (Taiwan)

^h SUMMERLAND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Development opportunity crops; Environmental services; Family farming system; Neglected and underutilized species; Secondary crops

Indexed keywords

ACTION PLAN; AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DEVELOPING WORLD; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; FAMILY FARM; FOOD SECURITY; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; HEALTH IMPACT; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; LEADERSHIP; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; POPULATION GROWTH; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; RESOURCE SCARCITY; SMALLHOLDER; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

AFRICA; ASIA;

EID: 84885588431     PISSN: 17740746     EISSN: 17730155     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13593-013-0147-8     Document Type: Review

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