Biodiversity is the basis for agricultural production. On the one hand it is the origin of all crops and domestic livestock and the variety within them. On the other hand, components of wild biodiversity in agricultural and associated landscapes provide and maintain ecosystem services that are essential to agricultural production (e.g. pollination). Learn more about the results of research in the field of functional agrobiodiversity under the Publications link.
Improved capacity and skills for land managers to integrate functional agrobiodiversity into their management practices.
Read moreGreater impact on agricultural policies at national and European levels to promote the integration of functional agrobiodiversity into policies.
Read moreImproved scientific understanding of the contribution of functional agrobiodiversity to ecosystem services.
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