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  1. The utility of crop genetic diversity in maintaining ecosystem services by Hajjar, R., Jarvis, Devra I., Gemmill-Herren, Barbara

    Published 2008
    “…In this review, we argue that the contribution of biological diversity to ecosystem functioning in agricultural production systems is variable, but can be substantial, and occurs at the genetic, as well as species, level in arable systems. …”
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    Journal Article
  2. History and impact of a bean (Phaseolus spp., Leguminosae, Phaseoleae) collection by Debouck, Daniel G., Santaella, Marcela, Santos, Luıs Guillermo

    Published 2021
    “…The collection was also used to progress knowledge in biological sciences, as shown by a dozen of examples. …”
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    Journal Article
  3. India by Jha, Chandan Kumar, Singh, Vartika, Saxena, Satyam, Ghosh, Ranjan Kumar, Stevanovic, Miodrag

    Published 2020
    “…They ensure consistent trade flows and can inform long-term climate strategies towards net-zero greenhouse gas emissions under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) as well as biodiversity strategies under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).…”
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    Book Chapter
  4. Under what policy and market conditions will Malawi’s smallholder farmers switch from tobacco to soyabean? by Johnson, Michael E., Edelman, Brent, Kazembe, Cynthia

    Published 2016
    “…As a legume, furthermore, soyabean would also have the additional benefit of improving soil health, through biological nitrogen fixation and crop rotations, and child nutrition, if the nutritious soyabean is consumed at home or increased income from soya sales is used to provide children with more diverse and healthier diets. …”
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  5. Rice Field Fishery Database, 2012-2015 by Sean, Vichet, Kim, Miratori, Brooks, Alan, Try, Vanvuth, MacDonell, Hillary

    Published 2024
    “…To evaluate the impact of the actions undertaken, biological surveys were conducted and households living nearby were interviewed on a regularly base about their livelihood. …”
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  6. Water and food in the bioeconomy: Challenges and opportunities for development by Rosegrant, Mark W., Ringler, Claudia, Zhu, Tingju, Tokgoz, Simla, Bhandary, Prapti

    Published 2013
    “…Interactions between these three sectors have become increasingly affected by the bioeconomy—a concept that encompasses economic growth driven by the development of renewable biological resources and biotechnologies to produce sustainable products, employment and income. …”
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    Journal Article
  7. Climate action and bioeconomy transition: Mainstreaming environmental sustainability in the Post-Malabo Agenda of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme by Ecuru, Julius, Savadogo, Moumini, Araba, Debisi, Deconinck, Koen

    Published 2024
    “…The bioeconomy, which is more focused on biological and nature-based/positive processes, is usually viewed as a more holistic concept that encompasses principles of the green economy, circular economy, and blue economy (Figure 12.1).…”
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    Book Chapter
  8. Collective action in pest management by Ravnborg, Helle Munk

    Published 2004
    “…whether based on the use of pesticides or on biological principles?are rarely sufficient. She concludes that extension programs, like farmer field schools, should (1) promote an understanding of the spatial dimensions of pest ecology and (2) provide communication techniques that will enable groups of farmers to approach neighboring farmers to invite them to take part in coordinated pest management. -- from Text.…”
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  9. Training video on the integration of the leguminous Mucuna cover crop in coffee and banana systems in central Africa. by Ntamwira, Jules Bagula, Kitumaini Safari, Nancy, Blomme, Guy, Katera, Issa, Ocimati, Walter

    Published 2024
    “…Mucuna pruriens is a shade- and drought-tolerant, fast-growing nitrogen-fixing cover crop that has been shown to contribute to increased farm productivity, restoration of degraded lands through improving soil physical, chemical, and biological properties and carbon sequestration in banana and coffee fields in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. …”
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