Agriculture influences and shapes the world’s ecosystems, but not always in a positive way. More than 2.5 billion people are globally involved as stewards of land and water ecosystems that constitute the natural resource base for feeding the current and future world population. Yet, conventional agronomic interventions based on ‘hard’ agricultural engineering compromise various eco-services that are required for sustainable agricultural development.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2018Egypt, Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania, Southern Africa, South Africa, Nigeria, Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, United States of America, Japan, Philippines, Iran, Nepal
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksSeptember, 2018Angola, Fiji, Azerbaijan, Peru, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Ghana, Malaysia, Moldova, Ecuador, Maldives, Romania, Mongolia, Mali, Chile, Belarus, Georgia, Albania, Haiti, Myanmar, India, Armenia
How to feed the world without degrading land and water resources, eroding biodiversity and contributing to climate change is among the greatest challenges of our times. FAO works with the Global Environment Facility (GEF) to support member countries in addressing the critical nexus between agriculture and the environment.
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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsAugust, 2018Peru
LAS SEMILLAS VIAJERAS
Vivian T. Camacho H. [*]
Cada pueblo ha preservado sus memorias ancestrales, prácticas rituales, ceremonias para honrar a la vida, a la tierra que nos cuida y alimenta, para el Tawantinsuyu (traducido como “los 4 pueblos del sol” del idioma Quechua, territorio amplio que ocupa: Ecuador, Perú, Bolivia, Norte de Chile, Norte de Argentina, parte de Colombia y Venezuela) aún vivos como territorio, quedan vigentes los encuentros de sabiduría e intercambio que fortalecen a las comunidades.
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