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This paper provides a review of agronomic management practices supporting sustainable crop production systems and intensification, and testifying to developments in the selection of crops and cultivars. The paper also describes crop farming systems taking a predominantly ecosystem approach and it discusses...
Subject: Plant breeding techniques and approaches
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2012
This publication makes an important contribution to the expanding literature on agricultural value chain financing approaches by providing an overview of innovations and best practices from across Sub-Saharan Africa through 22 case studies. The chosen cases are of varying length and complexity. The emphasis...
Subject: Farming Systems
Regions: Africa
Publication year: 2020
Introducing wild crops and plants complements intentions for improved biodiversity outcomes in agricultural landscapes; and provides opportunity for in-situ conservation of a diverse range of wild plants and crops, and improved connectivity between conserved areas. This opinion article considers definitions...
Subject: Crop wild relatives, neglected and underutilized species
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2021
The AgroAtlas brings together information on the geographic distribution and biology of crop plants and their wild relative species.
Subject: Crop diversity
Regions: Europe
Publication year: N/A
This manual aims to introduce the concept of agricultural biodiversity, and its relevance to different aspects of agricultural production and farm management for smallholder farmers in East Africa. It includes eight different training modules, each covering a specific aspect related to agrobiodiversity....
Subject: Crop diversity
Regions: Africa
Publication year: 2018