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

Agricultural biodiversity has hitherto been valued almost exclusively as a source of traits that can be used in scientific breeding programs to improve the productivity of crop varieties and livestock breeds. We argue that it can make a far greater contribution to increased productivity. In particul...

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Main Authors: Frison, Emile A., Cherfas, J., Hodgkin, T.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: MDPI 2011
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/35784

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