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366) Crop diversification and livelihoods of smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe: adaptive management for environmental change
This paper demonstrates how crop diversification impacts on two outcomes of climate smart agriculture; increased productivity (legume and cereal crop productivity) and enhanced resilience (household income, food security, and nutrition) in rural Zimbabwe. Using data from over 500 smallholder farmers,...
Subject: Crop diversity
Regions: Africa
Publication year: 2016
367) Crop diversity and pest management in sustainable agriculture
Large-scale crop monocultures facilitate the proliferation and increasing prevalence of diseases and pest insects. Many studies highlight the impacts of plant diversification upon pathogens, and the population dynamics of insects and beneficial organism in agricultural ecosystems. These studies provide...
Subject: Plant breeding techniques and approaches
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2019
368) Crop Diversity Management System Commons: Revisiting the Role of Genebanks in the Network of Crop Diversity Actors
This paper rethinks the governance of genebanks in a social and political context that has significantly evolved since their establishment. The theoretical basis for the paper is the commons conceptual framework in relation to both seed and plant genetic resources. This framework is applied to question...
Subject: Seed system
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2021
369) Crop Diversity, its Conservation and Use for Better Food Systems. The Crop Trust Perspective
The genetic diversity contained in crops and their wild relatives is the foundation of tomorrow's agriculture, allowing farmers and professional breeders to develop the new crop varieties that agriculture needs to adapt to changing conditions. The loss of this diversity poses a considerable risk to global...
Subject: Crop diversity
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2021
370) Crop expansion and conservation priorities in tropical countries
Expansion of cropland in tropical countries is one of the principal causes of biodiversity loss, and threatens to undermine progress towards meeting the Aichi Biodiversity Targets. To understand this threat better, this study analysed data on crop distribution and expansion in 128 tropical countries,...
Subject: Seed system
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2013