Scientific Facts on
Agriculture & Development
Level 2 - Details on Agriculture & Development
- 1. What challenges does agriculture face today?
- 2. What are the pros and cons of bioenergy?
- 3. Can biotechnology help meet the growing demand for food?
- 4. How is climate change threatening agriculture?
- 5. How is food production affecting health?
- 6. How can agriculture make better use of natural resources?
- 7. Why haven’t small farmers benefited more from global trade?
- 8. Can traditional knowldedge contribute to agriculture?
- 9. What is the role of women in agriculture and development?
- 10. What are the options for action?
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- 1. What challenges does agriculture face today?
- 2. What are the pros and cons of bioenergy?
- 3. Can biotechnology help meet the growing demand for food?
- 4. How is climate change threatening agriculture?
- 5. How is food production affecting health?
- 6. How can agriculture make better use of natural resources?
- 7. Why haven’t small farmers benefited more from global trade?
- 8. Can traditional knowldedge contribute to agriculture?
- 9. What is the role of women in agriculture and development?
- 10. What are the options for action?
- Themes
- Air Pollution
- Biodiversity
- Chemicals
- Climate change
- Consumer safety
- Disease prevention
- Energy
- Environment
- Food & Lifestyle
- Phthalates
- Radiation & EMF
- Risks of new technologies
- Sustainable development
- Publications A-Z
- AIDS
- Agriculture
- Alcohol
- Arctic Climate Change
- Arsenic
- Aspartame
- Biodiversity
- Biofuels
- Boron
- CO2 Capture & Storage
- Chernobyl
- Climate Change
- DBP
- DINP-DIDP
- Dental Amalgams
- Desertification
- Diet & Nutrition
- Dioxins
- Ecosystem Change
- Electromagnetic Fields
- Endocrine Disruptors
- Energy Saving Lamps
- Energy Technologies
- Fisheries
- Fluoride
- Forests
- Forests & Energy
- Genetically Modified Crops
- Global Public Health Threats
- Indoor Air Quality
- Malaria
- Mercury
- Nanotechnologies
- Nitrogen Dioxide
- Non-human primates
- Ozone
- PCBs
- Particulate Matter
- Personal Music Players & Hearing
- Phthalates in school supplies
- Power lines
- Psychoactive Drugs
- Respiratory Diseases
- Static Fields
- Sunbeds & UV radiation
- Tobacco
- Tooth Whiteners
- Tuberculosis
- Water Disinfectants
- Water Resources
This Digest is a faithful summary of the leading scientific report produced in 2008 by the International Assessment of Agricultural Science and Technology for Development (IAASTD): "Synthesis Report of the International Assessment of Agricultural Science and Technology for Development" Learn more...
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