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… plant diversity has been the raw material that enabled farming systems and agriculture to evolve. Food plants have … contributes to reducing genetic vulnerability, as diverse farming systems are more resistant to pests, diseases and … mostly practiced to meet an increasing consumer demand for organic products, while especially smallholder farmers in …

… to more intensified production. In contrast to traditional farming systems where agricultural inputs were mainly … inter alia, on the importance of maintaining diverse farming systems and on implementing participatory approaches … Philosophy (2010). 33 Leskien and Flitner (1997), p. 36. farming systems, the promotion of plant breeding efforts and …

… crops of nutritional importance and wild relatives, family farming   7   and community seed banks, was crucial for the …

… on fragile areas, forests and endangered species * Make farming systems more stable, robust, and sustainable * … when commercial varieties are introduced into traditional farming systems. While FAO (1996) states that some indicators …

… to more intensified production. In contrast to traditional farming systems where agricultural inputs were mainly …