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THE ROLE OF ORGANIC AGRICULTURE IN THE CONSERVATION OF GENETIC RESOURCES AND INCREASING AGRODIVERSITY

Journal: Scientific Papers Series ?Management, Economic Engineering and Rural Development” (Vol.14, No. 2)

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Page : 241-246

Keywords : agrodiversity; genetic resources; grains; organic agriculture;

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Abstract

Organic agriculture is an ecological form of production that promotes natural processes and biological diversity, legally regulated and is subject to inspection, which guarantees quality and health safety of food produced. Except producing healthy and quality food, the adoption of organic agriculture in recent decades has been indirectly established for saving species and varieties of cultivated plants which is due to lack of use threat disappearance.This paper analyzes the state of the global and national soil area under organic agriculture, as well as state of soil under organic production of grain crops as crucial for the food security of almost all countries in the world.Furthermore, paper work presents the state of genetic resources of cereals and show importance that organic agriculture has in process of preservation agro-diversity.

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