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Biodiversity and agriculture: a new challenge for agricultural research
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"For many years, biodiversity was considered separately by ecologists who focused on a wild and natural state as being in equilibrium, and by agronomists who studied the diversity of genetic resources for domesticated species. It is now widely acknowledged that biodiversity is a dynamic process influenced by human intervention, notably by agriculture that fashions our country to a considerable degree, and that many lessons can be learned from cross-disciplinary studies by both ecologists and agronomists.
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INRA's scientific expert report on Agriculture and Biodiversity has highlighted the knowledge acquired to date regarding the impact of agriculture on the biodiversity of natural areas and the services that they can provide to farming. It has also shown how much of the functioning of agro-ecosystems is still to be discovered. Our ambition is to better describe and understand biodiversity at different levels – genes, species, ecosystems, landscapes –, and the interactions that occur both between these levels and with agricultural practices.
This work constitutes a new challenge for agricultural research which must contribute to actions in an uncertain world. The vulnerability and value of biodiversity require action, and to that end, research contribution is essential in order to understand, evaluate and propose innovations."
Marion Guillou
President of INRA
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Label for the news :
News
Date for the news :
2011.03.08
Date of creation : 03/11/2008
Date of last update : 01/09/2009
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