On farm conservation of neglected and underutilized species: Status trends and novel approaches to cope with climate change
2012_Padulosi_et_al_franfurt_proc.pdf
This publication is the result of the International Conference held in Frankfurt, Germany 14-16 June 2011 organized in the framework of an International UN Project funded by IFAD.
Agricultural intensification today is increasingly relying on a narrow range of crops. Of the several hundred thousand known plant species, some 120 are cultivated for human food, but just nine supply over 75 percent of global plant-derived energy intake, and, of these, only three—wheat, rice and maize—account for more than half. Our dependence on this relatively small number of food species raises serious concerns about the sustainability of feeding the world today and in the future.
Authors: Padulosi, S., Bergamini, N.; Lawrence, T. (eds.)
Publication Years: 2011
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Publication Years: 2011
Value Chain Development Climate Change Adaptation On-Farm Conservation Capacity, Awareness & Policy Latin America South Asia IFAD NUS III-IV Books and Chapters Conference and Workshop Proceedings All