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Sustainable development—Food security—Agroecology

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Basic scenarios of sustainable development for the world community and approaches to the problem of ensuring food security are discussed. The conservation of agricultural resources is the key element of food security. The structure and main objectives of agroecology are characterized in brief.

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Mirkin, B.M., Khaziakhmetov, R.M. Sustainable development—Food security—Agroecology. Russ J Ecol 31, 162–166 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02762815

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