The role of biodiversity in agroforestry and other types of smallholder farming

Ngendo, Mary and Bhagwat, Shonil (2019). The role of biodiversity in agroforestry and other types of smallholder farming. In: Mosquera-Losada, María Rosa and Prabhu, Ravi eds. Agroforestry for sustainable agriculture. Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science. Sawston, Cambridge: Burleigh Dodds, pp. 301–316.

Abstract

Agricultural biodiversity, commonly referred to as agrobiodiversity, is a part of biodiversity that is conserved in agricultural habitats and food production landscapes. Adopting a multidimensional approach to their management is essential to increase sustainability of agricultural habitats. This chapter describes the application of food system concept in providing a framework to enable such a multidimensional approach. The chapter outlines the multiple dimensions of food security and places food security in the context of global environment change. Finally, the chapter explains the concept of multifactor food security promotion.

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