ABSTRACT
Biodiversity in agriculture, or agrobiodiversity, refers to all crops and animal breeds, their wild relatives, and other species (e.g. pollinators, symbionts, pests, parasites, predators, decomposers, and competitors) that co-exist and interact within crop lands and/or their surrounding environments (Altieri, 1999). It includes populations of variable and adaptable landraces, as well as wild and weedy relatives, from which the entire range of domestic crops is derived (Harlan, 1975). Components of agrobiodiversity include genes, populations, species, communities, and ecosystems, as well as the landscapes in which agroecosystems are embedded.
