It is 30 years since IPGRI came into being, as the International Board for Plant Genetic Resources, under the protective wing of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. For all that time, regardless of the focus of its work, IPGRI has taken it as axiomatic that agricultural b...
Partiendo de las lecciones aprendidas en Tercer Congreso Internacional sobre Especies Olvidadas y Subutilizadas: por un África con Seguridad Alimentaria, realizado en Ghana, en septiembre de 2013, esta síntesis de orientación política destaca los roles clave que cumplen las NUS en enfrentar cinco...
Rudebjer, P.G.
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Meldrum, G.
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Padulosi, S.
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Hall, R.
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Hermanowicz, E.
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Bioversity International
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[Haciendo realidad la promesa de las especies olvidadas y subutilizadas (NUS): Policy brief]
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Haciendo realidad la promesa de las especies olvidadas y subutilizadas (NUS): Policy brief
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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Bioversity International
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[Plant Genetic Resources Newsletter: No. 104, December 1995]
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Plant Genetic Resources Newsletter: No. 104, December 1995
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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Bioversity International
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[Plant Genetic Resources Newsletter: No. 101, March 1995]
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Plant Genetic Resources Newsletter: No. 101, March 1995
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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Bioversity International
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[Plant Genetic Resources Newsletter: No. 103, September 1995]
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Plant Genetic Resources Newsletter: No. 103, September 1995
Bioversity International
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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[Plant Genetic Resources Newsletter: Supplement No. 119, December 1999]
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Plant Genetic Resources Newsletter: Supplement No. 119, December 1999
Central Asia is one of the most important centres of origin for temperate fruit species, and enjoys very rich specific and intraspecific diversity of fruit trees. Apple, apricot, peach, pear, plum, grape, almond, pistachio, pomegranate, and fig are among the best known crops cultivated in the reg...
Lapeña, I.
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Turdieva, M.K.
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López Noriega, I.
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Ayad, W.G.
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Bioversity International
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[Conservation of fruit tree diversity in Central Asia: policy options and challenges]
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Conservation of fruit tree diversity in Central Asia: policy options and challenges
The Seeds for Needs initiative works with farmers to research how agricultural biodiversity can help minimize the risks associated with climate change. At the same time Seeds for Needs is helping farming communities cope with the effects of climate change by providing access to locally adapted se...
Gevel, J.M.J. van de
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Fadda, Carlo
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Bioversity International
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[Seeds for Needs - East Africa: Helping farming communities cope with the effects of climate change by providing access to locally adapted seeds]
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Seeds for Needs - East Africa: Helping farming communities cope with the effects of climate change by providing access to locally adapted seeds
In South America, 60% of the original TDF ecosystem coverage has disappeared and in Colombia only 8% of its original cover stands. Remaining forest patches are very fragmented, immersed in landscapes dominated by crops and pasture. Ecosystem restoration is considered a global priority to contribu...
Thomas, E.
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Alcázar, C.
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Beltrán, M.
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Amaya, K.
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Bioversity International
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[Tree-based restoration of the floristic and genetic diversity of tropical dry forest]
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Tree-based restoration of the floristic and genetic diversity of tropical dry forest
This book provides summaries of scientific advances, results and experiences on Andean Grains in the context of a multidisciplinary and inter-sector UN Programme supported by IFAD (‘IFAD NUS II Project’) which has been implemented in Bolivia from 2001 to 2010. The publication is a useful analysis...
Rojas, W.
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Soto, J.L.
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Pinto, M.
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Jäger, M.
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Padulosi, S.
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Bioversity International
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[Granos andinos: avances, logros y experiencias desarrolladas en quinua, cañahua y amaranto en Bolivia]
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Granos andinos: avances, logros y experiencias desarrolladas en quinua, cañahua y amaranto en Bolivia