Agricultural Biodiversity in the Tajik Pamirs

Medicinal Plant Use and Health Sovereignty: Findings from the Tajik and Afghan Pamirs

Medicinal plants are indicators of indigenous knowledge in the context of political volatility and sociocultural and ecological change in the Pamir Mountains of Afghanistan and Tajikistan. Medicinal plants are the primary health care option in this region of Central Asia. The main objective of this paper is to demonstrate that medicinal plants contribute to health security and sovereignty in a ...

Trends in Agricultural Biodiversity

" Biodiversity is a non-detachable part of the concept of sustainability. ... biodiversity is essential for agricultural production, as agriculture should be for biodiversity conservation. " Brazilian Government proposal to SBSTTA of the CBD, Second Meeting Montreal 2–6 September 1996 Although the context of this paper is a " World Biodiversity Update, " any attempt at such would be presumptuou...

Operation Performance Evaluation Review Tajik Agricultural Finance Facility Tajikistan

Topical Reviews in Agricultural Biodiversity

Complementary strategies for ex situ conservation of coffee (Coffea arabica L.) genetic resources. A case study in CATIE, Costa Rica Conserving coffee genetic resources ii Conserving coffee genetic resources Bioversity International is an independent international scientific organization that seeks to improve the well-being of present and future generations of people by enhancing conservation a...

The Effects of Agricultural Practices on Biodiversity

The wide range of plant and animal species that live on the planet – referred to as biodiversity – is now being threatened by intensive agriculture. A growing human population, however, also entails growing needs, which, in turn, requires current agricultural practices to maximize the use of available land while minimizing damage to the environment and biodiversity. Genetically modified (GM) cr...