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Ecosystem services

FAO/Roberto Sandoval

Ecosystem services directly and indirectly benefit agroecosystems. They are relevant for and add value to produced goods, by regulating ecosystem processes - such as air and water quality, climate, oxygen production, pollination and nutrient recycling -, and also provide non-material benefits to quality of life, such as recreation and tourism and esthetic experiences.

  • Vaccination

    Motivation: Human history proves that before the development of vaccines epidemics have mercilessly killed millions of people and livestock. It...

  • Tillage

    Motivation: The month of March is the right time for cultivating and preparing the land for planting and sowing crops...