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| Adidja, Wivine; Ssekyewa, Charles; Muwanga-Zake, Johnnie. |
| Land degradation is a big issue in agro ecosystems in developing, transition economy and developed countries. This problem affects negatively agriculture productivity and production in rural areas of all countries where most people depend on the agriculture activities to survive and satisfy their needs. Therefore it impacts food security, poverty, livelihood and wellbeing of rural populations. Factors such as poverty, population growth or pressure, climate change, human activities (intensification of agriculture, industrialization and urbanization), poor awareness and lack of institutions and poor governance (poor policies and management) are causing and increasing land degradation and its negatives consequences on agro ecosystems functions and services.... |
| Tipo: Conference paper, poster, etc. |
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food quality and human health Social aspects Biodiversity and ecosystem services. |
| Ano: 2018 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/33059/9/4%20Adidja%2C%20MW%20Article.pdf |
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| Kuchtová, Perla. |
| Organic farming uses methods of saving the environment and its components through restrictions or bans on the use of substances and procedures burdening and polluting the environment and increasing the risk of contamination of the food chain. Organic farming cares about welfare of farm animals. The principle of this alternative to industrial agriculture implies an effort to choose ethical approeches rather than economic terms, to respect the intrinsic value of nature (both animate and inanimate), save it and ignore it as a source of raw materials to meet the growing demands of man only. By definition, organic farming diverges from philosophy of patented living organisms, in the form of transgenic crops whose dissemination would further contribute to the... |
| Tipo: Conference paper, poster, etc. |
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food quality and human health Social aspects Biodiversity and ecosystem services. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/21850/1/bulletin.PDF.pdf |
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