Perfecto, Ivette.

Nature's matrix : linking agriculture, conservation and food sovereignty / Ivette Perfecto, John Vandermeer and Angus Wright. - London ; Sterling, VA : Earthscan, 2009. - x, 242 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Matrix matters: an overview -- The ecological argument -- The agricultural matrix -- The broad social context for understanding biodiversity, conservation and agriculture -- Coffee, cacao and food crops: case studies of agriculture and biodiversity -- The new paradigm.

9781844077816 (hbk.) 9781844077823 (pbk.)


Agricultural ecology.
Agrobiodiversity conservation.
Food sovereignty.

S 589.7 .P47 2009