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Sharing knowledge on agrodiversity for conservation and livelihood improvement [1]

Supporters of small-scale farming claim that it provides livelihoods, and it can also conserve agrodiversity. In an attempt to show this, an international network of scientists joined hands with farmer communities to document
agrodiversity. By sharing this knowledge with other farming communities, they showed how it is possible to achieve the twin goals of biodiversity conservation and improving local livelihoods.

Publication Date: 
01/03/2009
Luohui Liang [2], Harold Brookfield [3]
Leisa India [4]
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Agriculture [5], Agricultural Research [6], Agricultural Systems [7], Farmers [8], Traditional Knowledge [9], Sacred Groves [10], Crop Biodiversity [11], Biodiversity Conservation [12], Scientists [13], Africa [14], Asia [15], South America [16], Developing Countries [17]

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Source URL: http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/sharing-knowledge-agrodiversity-conservation-and-livelihood-improvement

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[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/crop-biodiversity
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