This is the report of a participatory, learning-by-doing process, in which biophysical and social scientists engaged in Cameroon (July 2013), to strengthen their skills in gender-responsive participatory research. During the week-long workshop organized by Bioversity International’s Forest Geneti...
Basilio, C.
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Fernández, M.E.
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Bioversity International
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International Support Group
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[Management and use of forest landscapes: Unpacking gendered knowledge and skills using participatory methods in forest genetic resources research, 8 - 12 July 2013, Yaoundé, Cameroon - Workshop Report]
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Management and use of forest landscapes: Unpacking gendered knowledge and skills using participatory methods in forest genetic resources research, 8 - 12 July 2013, Yaoundé, Cameroon - Workshop Report
Traditional farming systems and conservation of local cultivars and associated indigenous knowledge are under threat and growing pressure resulting in genetic erosion of crop diversity. These systems are an essential component of sustainable crop production, household income and human nutrition f...
Grum, M.
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Gyasi, E.A.
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Osei, C.
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Kranjac-Berisavljevic, Gordana
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Bioversity International
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[Evaluation of best practices for landrace conservation: farmer evaluation]
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Evaluation of best practices for landrace conservation: farmer evaluation
A set of factsheets about our Seeds for Needs Initiative in Ethiopia.
Bioversity International's 'Seeds for Needs' initiative works with farmers to research how agricultural biodiversity can help minimize the risks associated with climate change. The concept is simple – if farmers have better in...
Bioversity International
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[Strengthening the informal seed system through community seedbanks]
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Strengthening the informal seed system through community seedbanks
A community seed bank is a locally governed and managed, mostly informal institution whose core function is to maintain seeds for local use, strengthen local seed systems and support on-farm agrobiodiversity conservation. The objective of this study was to explore, from a farmer’s perspective, if...
Procuna Ferrer, A.
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Asociación de Organizaciones de los Cuchumatanes
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Bioversity International
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[¿Contribuyen las reservas comunitarias de semillas a la resiliencia socio-ecológica? – un caso de estudio en la Sierra de los Cuchumatanes, Guatemala]
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¿Contribuyen las reservas comunitarias de semillas a la resiliencia socio-ecológica? – un caso de estudio en la Sierra de los Cuchumatanes, Guatemala