Delivering on the Promise of Biological Control in Asia's Food SystemsA Humboldtian Perspective

During the late twentieth century, the Green Revolution€ attained wide-ranging poverty alleviation, food security and improved nutrition across rural Asia. As these achievements were often reached at large environmental costs, greener€ trajectories urgently need to be traced for Asia's agri-food systems. In this sense, agro-ecological and biodiversity-based (ABB) farming systems can provide sufficient food, lift resource-use efficiencies and lower fossil-fuel dependencies while safeguarding the environment. Here, we systematically assess past progress and prospects for biodiversity-based pest management -or biological control (BC)- in five Asian countries.

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Title Delivering on the Promise of Biological Control in Asia's Food SystemsA Humboldtian Perspective
Description During the late twentieth century, the Green Revolution€ attained wide-ranging poverty alleviation, food security and improved nutrition across rural Asia. As these achievements were often reached at large environmental costs, greener€ trajectories urgently need to be traced for Asia's agri-food systems. In this sense, agro-ecological and biodiversity-based (ABB) farming systems can provide sufficient food, lift resource-use efficiencies and lower fossil-fuel dependencies while safeguarding the environment. Here, we systematically assess past progress and prospects for biodiversity-based pest management -or biological control (BC)- in five Asian countries.
Agroecology Category
  • Integrated systems
  • Input reduction and recycling
  • Soil health
  • Economy and income
  • Nutrition and diets
  • Sustainable food system
  • Biodiversity
  • Natural resources governance
  • Collaboration
  • Knowledge and values
Agroecology Keyword
  • Agroforestry
  • Biological control
  • Crop protection
  • Integrated pest management
  • Soil fertility
  • Soil health
  • Income
  • Nutrient
  • Ecological intensification
  • Food security
  • Biodiversity
  • Crop diversification
  • Habitat
  • Ecosystem service
  • Farmer participation
  • Traditional knowledge
Contributing organisations Frontiers
Author Kris A. G. Wyckhuys, Mauricio Gonzà¡lez-Chang, Evie Adriani, Annabelle B. Albaytar, Alice Albertini, Gonzalo Avila, Marie Joy B. Beltran, Ariel D. Boreros, Muhammad Z. Fanani, Duc T. Nguyen, Giang Nguyen, Ihsan Nurkomar and Sundar Tiwari
Year 2020
Type of document Research Article
Language English
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Country Asia
Administrative Level 1
Administrative Level 2
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