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Contributions of biodiversity to the sustainable intensification of food production - Thematic study for The State of the World’s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture

Year of publication 2019

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 42 p.

Author Dawson, I.K., Attwood, S.J., Park, S.E., et al.

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Booklet

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) This thematic study has been prepared as a contribution to the FAO publication, The State of the World’s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture. In support of the objective of sustainability and in parallel with the publication of The State of the World’s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture report, the current study explores the roles of biodiversity in the sustainable intensification of food production.

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