Integrating biodiversity in agricultural intensification : toward sound practices

Agrobiodiversity - biological resources that directly and indirectly contribute to crop and livestock production - is arguably the single most important natural resource in worldwide efforts to intensify agriculture while protecting the environment. Agrobiodiversity is key to transforming agricultur...

• Main Author: Srivastava, Jitendra P
• Corporate Author: Banco Mundial
• Other Authors: Smith, Nigel J H, Forno, Douglas A
• Format: Book
• Published: Washington, D.C. World Bank 1999
• Series: Environmentally and socially sustainable development. Rural development
• Subjects: BIODIVERSIDAD; DESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE; AGRICULTURA SOSTENIBLE; PROYECTOS AGRICOLAS; BANCO MUNDIAL; DIVERSIDAD BIOLOGICA; DESARROLLO SUSTENTABLE; ECODESARROLLO; BIRF

Table of Contents:

• Foreword
• Abstract
• Acknowledgments
• Executive summary
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Promising signposts to sustainable intensification
• 3. Sound practices at the farm and community levels
• 4. Sound practices at the landscape level
• 5. Strengthening institutions and technology delivery
• 6. Fine-tuning fiscal and regulatory environments
• 7. World Bank's role and leverage
• 8. Toward implementation
• References
• Boxes
• Tables.