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FAO and Traditional Knowledge: The Linkages with Sustainability, Food Security and Climate Change Impacts

Year of publication 2009

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 16 p.

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Document

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) In developed and developing countries all over the world, farmers and indigenous and local communities have traditional knowledge, expertise, skills and practices related to food security and to food and agricultural production and diversity. Since its creation in 1945, FAO has recognized the significant contributions these make to food and agriculture, and the relevance of on-farm/in situ and ex situ conservation of genetic resources for food and agriculture. Over the decades, FAO has included traditional and local knowledge and activities in policies, programmes and projects related to a wide range of issues, including farmers’ rights, poverty alleviation, nutrition and health, and gender equity, among many others. More recently, it has used traditional knowledge to tackle the emerging problems of soaring food prices and climate change.

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