Organic Agriculture and Food Security in Africa: UNEP-UNCTAD Capacity-building Task Force on Trade, Environment and Development

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dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Conference on Trade and Development
dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.contributor.organizationEcosystems Division
dc.coverage.spatialAfrica
dc.date.accessioned2020-04-27T15:38:26Z
dc.date.available2020-04-27T15:38:26Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.descriptionThis study examines the relationship between organic agriculture and food security in Africa, particularly East Africa, which is where UNCTAD and UNEP have, through their joint Capacity-Building Task Force on Trade, Environment and Development (CBTF), have been implementing a project on organic agriculture since 2004. Organic agriltulure is a holistic production system based on active agro-ecosystem management rather than on external inputs, and it utilizes both traditional and scientific knowledge. The evidence presented in this study support the argument that organic agriculture can be more conducive to food security in Africa than most convention production systems, and that it is more likely to be sustainable in the long term.en
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dc.identifier.otherUNCTAD/DITC/TED/2007/15
dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/32153
dc.languageEnglish
dc.page.number61 pages
dc.publisherUnited Nations
dc.rights.accessLevelPublic
dc.subjectagriculture
dc.subjectrural development
dc.subjectenvironmental management
dc.subjectgreen economy
dc.subjectresource conservation
dc.subjectfood consumption
dc.subjectnutrition
dc.subjectfood security
dc.subjectlivestock industry
dc.subjecttrade negotiation
dc.subjectsocial integration
dc.subjectAfrica
dc.subject.sdgSDG 1 - No Poverty
dc.subject.sdgSDG 13 - Climate Action
dc.subject.sdgSDG 15 - Life on Land
dc.subject.themenatural areas
dc.subject.themelandscape
dc.subject.themeecosystems
dc.subject.themeresources
dc.subject.themeresource efficiency
dc.titleOrganic Agriculture and Food Security in Africa: UNEP-UNCTAD Capacity-building Task Force on Trade, Environment and Developmenten
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