Livestock Keepers. Guardians Of Biodiversity: FAO Animal Production And Health Paper No. 167 (FAO Animal Production and Health Papers)
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Book
Authors
Food And Agriculture Organisation Of The United Nations ( Food And Agriculture Organisation Of The United Nations )
ISBN 10
9251063699
ISBN 13
9789251063699
Category
United Nations Reference
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Publication Year
2010
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70
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Smallholder farmers and pastoralists fulfill an invaluable yet undervalued role in conserving biodiversity. They act as guardians of locally adapted livestock breeds that can make use of even marginal environments under tough climatic conditions and therefore are a crucial resource for food security. But in addition, by sustaining animals on natural vegetation and as part of local ecosystems, these communities also make a significant contribution to the conservation of wild biodiversity and of cultural landscapes. This publication provides a glimpse into the often intricate knowledge systems that pastoralists and smallholder farmers have developed for the management of their breeds in specific production systems and it also describes the multitude of threats and challenges these often marginalized communities have to cope with. - from Amzon
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1
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