Agrobiodiversity – the key to food security, climate adaptation and resilience

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Deutsche Gesellschaft für internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
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Date of publication: 
November, 2015
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1.00
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Gesellschaft für internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
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Description/Abstract: 

Agricultural biodiversity (or agrobiodiversity) includes all components of biological diversity of relevance to food and agriculture, and all components of biological diversity that constitute the agricultural ecosystems. The main challenge for the agricultural sector is to simultaneously secure enough high-quality agricultural production for global food and nutrition security, conserve biodiversity and manage natural resources, as well as improve human health and wellbeing, especially for poor people in developing countries.

This sample of factsheets covers the following topics:

Factsheet 1: Understanding agrobiodiversity

Factsheet 2: Agrobiodiversity - plant genetic resources

Factsheet 3: Agrobiodiversity – animal genetic resources

Factsheet 4: International agreements on agrobiodiversity

Factsheet 5: Incentives for agrobiodiversity conservation

Factsheet 6: Adding value to agrobiodiversity

Factsheet 7: Agrobiodiversity for survival

Keywords: 
Agrobiodiversity Biodiversity Food Security Climate Change Adaptation Resilience
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Gesellschaft für internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
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Gesellschaft für internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. 2015. Agrobiodiversity – the key to food security, climate adaptation and resilience, Gesellschaft für internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Bonn and Eschborn, Germany

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