Traditional farming communities frequently maintain high levels of agrobiodiversity, so understanding their agricultural practices is a priority for biodiversity conservation. The cultural origin of agave spirits (mezcals) from west-central Mexico is in the southern part of the state of Jalisco where traditional farmers cultivate more than 20 landraces of Agave angustifolia Haw. in agroecosyste...

Agrobiodiversity conservation includes strategies and actions to be taken prevent landrace loss, a worldwide problem. Landraces are local varieties that have agricultural, cultural, historical value but most of these not studied yet. This research aimed study the nutritional phytochemical characteristics “Copafam” bean. In addition, sensory properties consumers’ hedonic ratings in model food fo...

Agriculture is one of the main human activities with direct and indirect effects on environment. The abandonment many traditional agricultural practices, mainly for their inability to meet current requirements industrial agriculture, has brought unsustainable systems characterized by high external energy inputs a fragility environmental political shocks. Therefore, sustainable agriculture nowad...

Abstract Recognition of the importance protecting agrobiodiversity is not a new phenomenon. Crossing different sciences often pinpointed as relevant contributor to its successful protection. This paper proposes an integrated research approach in history and conservation science by opening paths for using written historical sources biodiversity inventories. It discusses some conceptual methodolo...

Crop diversity contributes to yield stability and nutrition security is valued for its potential use in breeding improved varieties adaptation future climates. Women across the globe contribute biodiversity conservation, and, Central Andes region, cradle of potato diversity, rural women play a vital role management wealth native diversity. To examine how gender roles traditions influence agricu...

Food security covers aspects at all spatial levels from local to global and from an interdisciplinary and systemic food systems perspective. This book aims to better understand environmental, nutritional, agricultural, demographic, socioeconomic, political, technological, and institutional drivers, costs, and outcomes of current and future food security. Interactions with contextual factors inc...

Abstract Northern Italy is an area particularly suitable for the cultivation of different crops. It used to be characterized by a high agrobiodiversity. However, it estimated that over last decades, this experienced genetic erosion more than 90%, resulting in loss many traditional plant resources (PGR). Nevertheless, recent surveys found unexpectedly agrobiodiversity which remains. The presente...