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Biological control presents a safe and effective tool to permanently resolve pest problems. Particularly, the article focuses on how the biological control of mealybug Phenacoccus manihoti (Hemiptera) outbreaks, helped to recover the cassava production and slowed deforestation across South East Asia.
Article
2019
This publication presents the plenary papers presented during the Third African Organic Conference. It documents the institutional support that is developing across Africa to ensure that research, markets, and policies can contribute to the positive developmental impact of ecological organic agriculture.
Conference proceedings
2018
This article traces the SDG process regarding the industrial agriculture and Agroecology, from vision, through goals to indicators; more precisely indicator 2.4.1: “Proportion of agricultural area under productive and sustainable agriculture”.
The papers in this special issue investigate the politics that shaped the SDGs, the setting of the goals, the selection...
Article
2019
Latin American agroecology proposes a transformation of conventional agri-food systems. It is driven by social movements that have succeeded in forming coalitions that have promoted its integration into public policies. These policies involve a range of instruments that are often embedded in programmes that also support organic agriculture and sustainable...
Policy brief/paper
2018
The booklet, edited by the United Federation of Farmers and Livestock Associations (FUGEA), presents a series of practices and techniques to reinforce farmer's autonomy and the environmental, social and economic sustainability of the farms.
The booklet covers eight main topics: food systems' autonomy, livestock, diversification, soil convervation, agroforestry, water protection, energy...
France
Fact sheet
2017
High rates of worldwide consumption of non-renewable fossil fuel and dedicated biomass crops for biofuels that may lead to supply shortages and to a limitation in biomass-derived fuels production and development, pose a great challenge to provide enough raw industrial materials in a sustainable way.
In order to acquire high production...
China
Journal article
2014
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