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Miquel A. Altieri is associate professor and associate entomologist, Division of Biological Control, University of California, Berkeley. His research is on methods to enhance naturally occurring and introduced biological control agents of pests in annual agricultural systems and orchards. His teaching is in the areas of agricultural ecology, insect ecology, biological control, weed management, and rural development.

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Altieri, M.A. Towards a grassroots approach to rural development in the third world. Agric Hum Values 1, 45–48 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01535978

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