Year of publication 2019

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Place of publication Bangkok, Thailand ;

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Pages 40 p.

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Author Xuan, Li.

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Publisher FAO ;

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Product type Book (stand-alone)

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Edition 1

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Synopsis (short abstract) Mountain agricultures face multidimensional challenges of biophysical-technical, socio-economic, policy and institutional dimensions, given its vulnerability, inaccessibility and marginality. Typical farming concerns throughout the region include: encroachment of monocultures in response to demands from national, regional, and global markets; overexploitation of land resources due to population pressure and lack of economic alternatives; outmigration, land abandonment and decay of key farm infrastructure such as terraces in other regions, with as yet unknown effects on provision of environmental goods and services. However, mountains are hotspots of global biodiversity including agro-biodiversity. In addition, mountain hosts good condition for sustainable agriculture development because industrialized large-scale production is often not possible due to topography. Moreover, owing to remoteness and difficult access, the use of external inputs such as fossil fuels, mineral fertilizers, and pesticides is typically lower or less widespread than in lowland farming. The workshop was organized by FAO and the University of International Relations in collaboration with the FAO Special Ambassador of the International Year of Pulses 2016, the Mountain Partnership, the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, ICIMOD and the University of Western Australia. The participants included experts, national focal point on zero hunger, government officials, academics and research partners.

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Language English

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