today in ways that vary by cultural context and agro-environment. Milpas generate private economic value, in terms of food … design of targeted, cost-effective conservation programs on farms." from Author's Abstract …

. Eyzaguirre; 13. Urban Agriculture and Health / Diana Lee-Smith and Gordon Prain; 14. Agriculture, Environment, and Health: Toward …CONTENTS: 1.Overview / Corinna Hawkes and Marie T. Ruel; 2. Agriculture, Food, and Health: Perspectives on a Long … Relationship / Tim Lang; 3. Agricultural Technology and Health / Michael Lipton, Saurabh Sinha, and Rachel Blackman; 4. Agriculture …

"Good health and productive agriculture are both essential in the fight against poverty. In a rapidly changing world …, agriculture faces many challenges, both old (natural resource constraints, extreme weather conditions, and agricultural pests) and … world faces... The briefs in this series aim to communicate what is known about the linkages between agriculture and health …

The first of three books in IFPRI’s climate change in Africa series, West African Agriculture and Climate Change: A … editors and contributors of West African Agriculture and Climate Change present plausible future scenarios that combine … economic and biophysical characteristics to explore the possible consequences for agriculture, food security, and resources …

vulnerabilities of climate change and deviations in environment. Decisionmakers and researchers will find West African Agriculture and …The first of three books in IFPRI’s climate change in Africa series, West African Agriculture and Climate Change: A … contributors of West African Agriculture and Climate Change present plausible future scenarios that combine economic and …

should be done in the future? In 2011, agriculture moved to the forefront of the international development agenda. In … addition to producing adequate food, agriculture's crucial role in improving nutrition and health, sustainably making use of …

. China shifted away from taxing agriculture to supporting agriculture in the mid-2000s, but the sector faces mounting …

genetic diversity conservation, it would be more efficient and satisfactory for the parties involved to build on local … indigenous or local contributions in the conservation of genetic resources. This simplifies the remuneration issue and reinforces …

implications of such voracious property for biodiversity. " Author's Abstract …

these markets benefit the poor and the environment. Increasing attention is being given to the potential role markets can … play for agrobiodiversity conservation through product diversification and increasing competitiveness in niche and novelty … conservation and livelihoods. Bringing together these experiences will also help to identify the situations in which a collective …