Cultivating Biodiversity to Transform Agriculture

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Hainzelin, Étienne (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Agriculture.; Ecosystems.; Plant ecology.; Nature conservation.; Sustainable development.; Life Sciences.; Sustainable Development.; Nature Conservation.; Plant Ecology.

Agriculture is the primary human activity: it involves 1.3 billion people, nearly a quarter of the world’s population and half of its labour force. The cultivated area, i.e., the area where humans plan and directly control the vegetation cover, now represents over 20% of the landmass. Faced with the...