POLICY BRIEF article
Front. Sustain. Food Syst.
Sec. Land, Livelihoods and Food Security
This article is part of the Research TopicFuture Paths for Local and Alternative Food SystemsView all 10 articles
Reimagining Agrobiodiversity for Agricultural Sustainability
Provisionally accepted
- 1University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, United States
- 2Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, Bengaluru, India
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Agrobiodiversity is a multi-dimensional concept that underlies all sustained agricultural productivity, especially in complex multifunctional landscapes blending smallholder production with remnant forests and semi-natural vegetation. With specific reference to hyperdiverse India, we highlight the essential roles played by agrobiodiversity in food security maintenance and examine key drivers of current agrobiodiversity loss. Innovative research and policy frameworks supporting agrobiodiversity conservation are urgently needed.
Keywords: agrobiodiversity, agroecosystems, agroscapes, Food production systems, Natural farming, APCNF
Received: 01 Jun 2025; Accepted: 18 Nov 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Seidler, Gavai and Bawa. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence: Reinmar Seidler, reinmar.seidler@gmail.com
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