1. EFT 1023
BIODIVERSITY

2. AGROBIODIVERSITY
A. Introduction to agrobiodiversity
B. Benefits of agrobiodiversity
C. Loss of agrobiodiversity
D. Best practices

3. Presentation Title
A. Introduction to Agrobiodiversity
“All the component of biological diversity
associated with food and agriculture, and all
components of biological diversity that related to
agricultural ecosystems: the variety & variability
of animals, plants and microorganisms at the
genetic, species and ecosystem levels, which are
essential to sustain key functions of the
agroecosystem, its structure and processes”
Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)

4. Dimension of agrobiodiversity:
1.Genetic resources for food and
agriculture
2.Components of biodiversity that
support ecosystems
functions/services which related
with agriculture
3. Abiotic factors
4.Socio-economics

5. Genetic resources:
Food and agriculture encompasses of:
→ plants, animals & microorganism
→ cultivated/domesticated species
→ wild plants and animals

6. Ecosystem services
Components of biod (organisms) that
support ecosystem services in agricultural
systems:
→ Pollination
→ Water and nutrient cycles
→ Decomposers
→ Pest and diseases regulation

7. Abiotic factors
Non-living factor that affect agrobiodiversity:
→ climatic factor
→ chemical factor

8. Socio-economic & cultural
Socio-economic & cultural dimension
included:
→ traditional & local knowledge of
agrobiodiversity
→ cultural factors
→ tourism (ecotourism/agrotourism) with
agricultural landscape

9. B. Benefits of agrobiodiversity
• Source of food and nutrition (human, livestock
& cultivated plants)
• Medicine and health value
• Ecosystem services (pollination, food chain)
• Genetic resources (plant/animal)
• Knowledge (taxonomy)
• Economic value
• Socio-economic to support livelihood

10. C. Loss of agrobiodiversity
Habitat
loss Deforestation
OvergrazingUnsustainable
farming
Population
boom
Global
warming

11. C. Loss of agrobiodiversity
Causes & Factors
• Environmental pollution
• Deforeststation
• Overgrazing
• Global warming
• Climatic change
• Overharvest (forest,
fisheries)
• Desertification
• Ozone depletion
• Nature disaster
Impacts
• Population decreasing
• Soil nutrient deteriorate
• Damage to DNA
• Influencing animal & plant
growth
• Morphology
• Biomass accumulation
• Effect on reproduction
(reduce reproductive
succcess)
• Disruption of food web

12. D. Best Practices
Enhance agrobiodiversity

13. Good practices
a. Organic farming
b. Organic trade/product
c. Integrated Pest Management IPM
d. Seed Bank Systems (SBS)
e. Practicing good farming management
f. Species combination enhance productivity and yields
g. Promote diversity of crops (temporal/spatial)
h. Pollinators management
i. Maintenance of wild patches of vegetations in farming
j. Minimal soil disturbance
k. Promote a healthy & diverse soil community
l. Integrating livestock in crop production system
m. Application of biological control (natural pest control
strategies)
n. Alternative policies for agriculture
o. Research and education
p. Market value strategies
SUSTAINABLY