An example of sustainable use of biodiversity
Organic agriculture is a holistic production management system that promotes and enhances agro-ecosystem health, including biodiversity, biological cycles and soil biological activity. It emphasizes the use of management practices in preference to the use of off-farm inputs, taking into account that regional conditions require locally adapted systems.
Year: 2002
Full text available at: http://www.fao.org/docs/eims/upload/230037/OA_biod.pdf
Content language: English
Author: FAO
Type: Fact sheet