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L'agroécologie : bases scientifiques d'une agriculture alternative
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ISBN: 2867330297 9782867330292 Year: 1986 Publisher: Paris : Debard,


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Agroecologia : a dinâmica produtiva da agricultura sustentável
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ISBN: 9788538600176 Year: 2009 Publisher: Porto Alegre : Unversidade federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS),

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Forgotten agricultural heritage : reconnecting food systems and sustainable development
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ISBN: 9781138204157 Year: 2017 Publisher: Oxon, UK : Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an Informa Business,

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Contemporary agriculture is often criticized for its industrial scale, adverse effects on nutrition, rural employment and the environment, and its disconnectedness from nature and culture. Yet there are many examples of traditional smaller scale systems that have survived the test of time and provide more sustainable solutions while still maintaining food security in an era of climate change. This book provides a unique compilation of this forgotten agricultural heritage and is based on objective scientific evaluation and evidence of the value of these systems for present and future generations.The authors refer to many of these systems as Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) and show how they are related to the concepts of heritage and the World Heritage Convention. They demonstrate how GIAHS based on family farms, traditional indigenous knowledge and agroecological principles can contribute to food and nutrition security and the maintenance of agro-biodiversity and environmental resilience, as well as sustain local cultures, economies and societies.Two substantial chapters are devoted to descriptions and assessments of some 50 examples of designated and potential GIAHS from around the world, including rice-fish culture in China, mountain terrace systems in Asia, coffee agroforestry in Latin America, irrigation systems and land and water management in Iran and India, pastoralism in East Africa, and the dehesa agrosilvopastoral system of Spain and Portugal. The book concludes by providing policy and technical solutions for sustainable agriculture and rural development through the enhancement of these systems.

Agroecology : the science of sustainable agriculture
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ISBN: 0813317177 0813317185 1853392952 9780813317175 9780813317182 Year: 1995 Publisher: Boulder : London : Westview Press IT Publications,

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