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Patterns and Drivers of Agricultural Biodiversity in South Asia: A preliminary overview of a regional dataset

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Title Patterns and Drivers of Agricultural Biodiversity in South Asia: A preliminary overview of a regional dataset
 
Creator Kamal, Mustafa
Faisal, Asif Al
Kafle, Krishna
Karki, Saral
Krupnik, Timothy J.
Urfels, Anton
 
Subject agrobiodiversity
food systems
data
crop production
 
Description Food systems face multifaceted challenges ranging from inadequate supply of nutritious food products to a range of negative environmental impacts (Fable et al., 202; Rockstöm et al., 2020; Willet et al., 2019). Fuctional agricultural bidiversity has emerged as an important consideration that, if carefully managed, could help to improved food system outcomes through several pathways including production risk miigation, increased and diversified incomes and livelihoods, and potentially as a contributor to healthier diets (Gaitán-Cremaschi et al., 2018; Klerkx & Rose 2020). However, large-scale regional patterns and drivers of agricultural biodiversity in South Asia remain largely underexplored. To address this gap, TAFFSA is producing a regional agricultural biodiversity database that will support researchers and policy markers in better understanding diversification in the food system and the relationships between agrobiodiversity and key food system outcomes. The current dataset contains regional district-level production data from 2019-2022, depending on availability, and includes a dietary groupings of food groups. Preliminary results show that cereals are by far the largest food category, but also highlight spatial variation in the diversity of food production. Bangladesh, Pakistan, Northen and Eastern India, and Nepal appear to be more diverse and dedicate larger shares of cultivated land to cereals than Western and Central India. After fully harmonizing the data sources,this dataset will help to identify hotspots of agobiodiversity including diagnostics and drivers of diversification that can inform sustainable food system transitions.
 
Date 2022-12-31
2023-05-11T15:03:06Z
2023-05-11T15:03:06Z
 
Type Data Paper
 
Identifier Kamal, M., Faisal, A., Kafle, K., Karki, S., Krupnik, T. J., and Urfels, A. 2022.Patterns and Drivers of Agrcultural biodiversity in South Asia: A preliminary overview of a regional datasetWork Package 5 Data Note 1. CGIARresearch initiative on Transforming Agrifood Systems in South Asia (TAFSSA). International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center. Dhaka, Bangladesh. https://hdl.handle.net/10883/22605
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/130332
https://hdl.handle.net/10883/22605
 
Language en
 
Relation TAFSSA Data Note
 
Rights Other
Open Access
 
Format 6 p.
application/pdf
 
Publisher International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center