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… crop genetic diversity, which is the basis of all food and agricultural production worldwide. This lesson explains the … the world have been the custodians and innovators of agricultural biodiversity. Through careful selection of their … Goals 1 (no poverty), 2 (zero hunger) and 15 (life on land). 1.2.3 The farming context argument Farmers, …

… relatives of cultivated plants in crop improvement and agricultural development cannot be overemphasized. There are … was ignored for many years because of its many negative agricultural characteristics. But in the 1980s it was … production constitutes 85 per cent of the agricultural land used, with several different varieties grown. The local …

… for Food and Agriculture held by the International Agricultural Research Centres of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research and other International Institutions … changing agricul- tural practices and loss of agricultural land. The use of genetically modified organisms in cen- tres …

… security, and underscores the need to maintain traditional agricultural practices, so as to ensure continuity in the … issue of generic human rights, such as those related to land tenure, access to water and mineral resources, health … must involve the maintenance and promotion of traditional agricultural systems and the continued conservation of plant …

… of wild flora, and their habitats and ecosystems, and of agricultural biodiversity. Strategic (1) Extent of support … and sparsely populated countries, countries with intensive agricultural or forestry interests etc. The choice of experts … technologies and rural development. The trend of increased land utilization by emerging nations will further impact on …

… and future challenges related to the manage- ment of agricultural biodiversity. It is a major contribution for the … Treaty highlights the essential role of the custodians of agricultural biodiver- sity, in both selection and … Poland, Romania, Samoa, Senegal, South Africa, Switzer- land, Tanzania (United Republic of), the United Kingdom, the …

… IFAD   International Fund for Agricultural Development  IFC  … ntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and  … potential for both public and private agricultural  investments to achieve many of the goals  … t of foreign direct investment (FDI) involving transfers of land. Yet domestic investors,  …

… March 2015, Cancún, Mexico “Combating desertifi cation/land degradation and drought for poverty reduction and … Midreshet Ben-Gurion (Israel) Matthias MAGUNDA, National Agricultural Research Institution, Kampala (Uganda) Oleg … and Natural Resources and Director of the Nevada Agricultural Experiment Station at the University of Nevada, …

… Climate change will bring further extreme weather events, land degradation and desertification, water scarcity, rising … fisheries and aquaculture sectors. By adopting sustainable agricultural practices that are tailored to the local … while simultaneously increasing the resilience of their agricultural activities to extreme and variable weather. and …

… may benefit from the increased demand in bioenergy-related agricultural commodities to revive agricultural trade and stimulate agricultural and rural … include: the restoration of degraded lands; reduced land abandonment; increased income-base for farmers and …