Traditional agroecological knowledge (TAeK) refers to the cumulative and evolving body of knowledge, practices, beliefs, institutions, and worldviews about the relationships between a society or cultural group and their agroecosystems. These knowledge systems contribute to maintaining environmental and culturally sensitive food systems and have been considered very relevant for agroecological...

Agriculture is of undeniable importance in the Kingdom of Morocco. Its economic and social weight, its affiliation to the rural world, as well as the diversity of its functions in food, socio-economic and environmental aspects, make it a natural locomotive of development and economic growth. Aware of the country's remarkable...

En 2003, la FAO unió sus esfuerzos a los de la Conferencia de las Naciones Unidas sobre Comercio y Desarrollo (UNCTAD) y la Federación Internacional de los Movimientos de Agricultura Biológica (IFOAM) para crear el Grupo de acción internacional sobre armonización y equivalencia en la agricultura orgánica (GAI). Varias organizaciones...

В 2003 году ФАО объединила свои усилия с Конференцией Организации Объединенных Наций по торговле и развитию (ЮНКТАД) и Международной федерацией движений в области органического сельского хозяйства и образовала Международную целевую группу по согласованию и унификации органического сельского хозяйства (МЦГ). Данная инициатива была поддержана рядом донорских организаций2 . В состав МЦГ входили...

Farm specialisation and the general abandonment of mixed farming are significant factors in the declines of biodiversity, including genetic resources for food and agriculture and wildlife, and of the disintegration of traditional and community-based management. The adoption of high-yielding, uniform cultivars has led to a considerable reduction in the number...

Organic agriculture is frequently understood as a system of food production and consumption proper to environmentally- and health-conscious people of the developed world. The main drive of many developing countries to produce organic food and fibres is to tap market opportunities in developed nations. There are, however, other concerns that...