Agricultural biodiversity as a link between traditional food systems and contemporary development, social integrity and ecological health

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 93, Issue 14, 2013, Pages 3433-3442

  Johns, Timothy ^a,b   Powell, Bronwen ^a,b,c   Maundu, Patrick ^b,d   Eyzaguirre, Pablo B ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Agrobiodiversity and Ecosystem Services Program   (Italy)

^c CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY RESEARCH   (Indonesia)

^d INSTITUTE OF PRIMATE RESEARCH   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Markets; Resilience; Smallholders; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; BRAZIL; CROP; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS AND RELATED PHENOMENA; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOOD; FOOD INDUSTRY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEALTH; HUMAN; MANAGEMENT; MARKETING; MARKETS; METHODOLOGY; PLANT; RESILIENCE; SMALLHOLDERS; SUSTAINABILITY;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; MARKETS; RESILIENCE; SMALLHOLDERS; SUSTAINABILITY;

AGRICULTURE; BIODIVERSITY; BRAZIL; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; CULTURE; DIET; ECOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESSES; FOOD; FOOD INDUSTRY; HEALTH; HUMANS; MARKETING; PLANTS, EDIBLE; POLICY MAKING;

EID: 84885870006     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.6351     Document Type: Article

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