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Introduction to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
… is facing the interconnected challenges of food security, climate change and the loss of agricultural biodiversity. Over one … At the same time, world population continues to grow and climate change is causing new pressures on agriculture. World …
Introduction to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
… Table of contents 1. Crop Diversity Loss 2. Climate Change 3. Food security 4. The outlook 5. The origins of the … Agrodiversity and Local Knowledge. http://www.fao.org/ 2. Climate Change Climate change will profoundly alter the …
Strengthening the implementation of Farmers' Right in Guatemala
… breeding for the development of new varieties adapted to climate change and higher yields. More information regarding this … varieties have been lost during the past years, due to climate change, pests and diseases. ii) Conservation of seeds …
Food and Agriculture Organization (2017), Plant health and food security
… Today, due to increasing global trade and a changing climate, plant pests and diseases pose a greater threat to … security than ever before as global trade increases the change of these pests moving from their native environments …
Supporting, promoting and strengthening local agri-food systems
… environment which is characterized by profound and rapid change, and which is facing great challenges in the quest for sustainable development, including the fight against climate change, biodiversity conservation, prevention of food health …
Food and Agriculture Organization (2017), Analyzing the benefits of implementing the IPPC
… consultation. Additionally, to help facilitate the ex- change of information during the phytosanitary ex- port … stakeholders. Actions in response to pests and diseases change from prevention, eradication and containment to … to eco- system services. Forests contribute to moderating climate change through the absorption of carbon, combat …