Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations  

International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture – Contributing to food security and sustainability in a changing world

Given the importance of the sustainable use of biodiversity for food and agriculture, and the critical role of biodiversity and ecosystems in sustainable intensification of agricultural production, this publication addresses these issues, and by doing so also contributes to furthering the implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity’s Programme of Work on Agricultural Biodiversity and of FAO’s strategic framework on sustainability.
ThemeTechnical Resources
SubjectCrop diversity
PublisherFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Publication year2011
RegionsGlobal
LanguagesEnglish
Resource typeLearning materials
Resource linkhttp://www.fao.org/fileadmin/templates/biodiversity_paia/PAR-FAO-book_lr.pdf
KeywordsFood security; Agricultural biodiversity
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