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FAO's previous contribution to the development of contract farming saw the publication in 2015 of the UNIDROIT/FAO/IFAD Legal Guide on Contract Farmin...
Read moreAlthough it is widely assumed that protected areas conserve species that would not survive elsewhere, this assumption is seldom tested. The aim of the...
Read moreOrganic farming already meets multiple sustainability goals, and factors limiting its mainstreaming are social rather than technical. What is the next...
Read moreTo test common assumptions that the reduction in agrochemicals on organic farms allows the conservation of biodiversity but has some cost in terms of ...
Read moreA quantitative approach to estimating the effects of potential closed areas on fish spawning biomass and yields is presented. The focus for evaluation...
Read moreOver the last century, the loss of around half of the world's wetlands, principally through drainage and conversion to agriculture, has been one of th...
Read moreThe weight loss of the dung worm, Eisenia fetida, stored in a variety of peats ranging in pH from 3.6 to 7.2 was compared. Worms in acid peats of pH 3...
Read moreSample size estimates for monitoring population densities of Tetranychus urticae and Panonychus ulmi in apple orchards in South Africa were derived fr...
Read moreSeveral genetically modified herbicide-tolerant (GMHT) crops have cleared most of the regulatory hurdles required for commercial growing in the United...
Read moreIn most low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), conventional agricultural policy promotes specialized production systems of carbohydrate-rich crops ...
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