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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 information and access to a wide range of varieties, they are more able t...


Bioversity International[Diversity in durum wheat landraces to tackle drought]Diversity in durum wheat landraces to tackle drought

One of the main challenges that farmers have in the context of climate change is its unpredictability. Farmers can no longer rely on the timing of seasons and the availability of rainfall to see them through the year. Using agricultural biodiversity in the fight against climate change is about re...


Bioversity International[What can agricultural biodiversity do in the fight against climate change?]What can agricultural biodiversity do in the fight against climate change?

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 information and access to a wide range of varieties, they are mor...


Bioversity International[The crowdsourcing approach]The crowdsourcing approach

A 2-page overview brochure of the Seeds for Needs initiative led by Bioversity International to help farmers adapt better to climate change through the use of agricultural biodiversity.


Bioversity International[Bioversity International - Seeds for Needs]Bioversity International - Seeds for Needs

Although it was domesticated some 3,000 years ago, quinoa is one of those foods that, until recently, was practically unknown outside of the high Andes. Today, anyone who keeps up with the latest trends in healthy eating knows about the nutritious properties of this superfood. It provided sustena...


Bioversity International[Harvesting quinoa diversity with Payment for Agrobiodiversity Conservation Services: Bioversity International cultivates incentives for farmers to use and conserve diversity)]Harvesting quinoa diversity with Payment for Agrobiodiversity Conservation Services: Bioversity International cultivates incentives for farmers to use and conserve diversity)

إدارة التنوع الحيوي في النظم البيئية الزراعية Managing Biodiversity in Agricultural Ecosystems takes a look at how farmers manage, maintain, and benefit from biodiversity in agricultural production systems. The volume includes the most recent research and developments in the maintenance of local ...


Jarvis, Devra I.Padoch, C.Cooper, H.D.Bioversity International[Managing biodiversity in agricultural ecosystems [Arabic version]: إدارة التنوع الحيوي في النظم البيئية الزراعية]Managing biodiversity in agricultural ecosystems [Arabic version]: إدارة التنوع الحيوي في النظم البيئية الزراعية

The book includes a set of community-based management practices of agricultural biodiversity such as participatory four cell analysis that allows analysis of the amount and distribution of local crop diversity and farmer’s rationale of such distribution; documenting traditional knowledge and dive...


Sthapit, B.Shrestha, P.Bioversity InternationalLocal Initiatives for Biodiversity, Research and DevelopmentNepal Agricultural Research Council[On-farm management of agricultural biodiversity in Nepal: Good practices - Revised edition 2012]On-farm management of agricultural biodiversity in Nepal: Good practices - Revised edition 2012

In the last 20 years there has been a growing interest in on-farm conservation of crop diversity. Numerous projects to support on-farm conservation have been implemented worldwide. Projects are needed because maintaining crop diversity on-farm can entail important costs to farmers, who often face...


Bellon, M.Gotor, E.Caracciolo, F.Bioversity International[Methodologies for evaluating on-farm conservation projects]Methodologies for evaluating on-farm conservation projects

The challenge of on-farm conservation projects is to identify, design and implement interventions that make the conservation of crop diversity compatible with improved livelihoods and well-being among the farmers who conserve it. The success of any on-farm conservation project depends on a good d...


Bellon, M.Gotor, E.Caracciolo, F.Bioversity International[Guidelines and best practices for on-farm conservation projects: designing and evaluating interventions]Guidelines and best practices for on-farm conservation projects: designing and evaluating interventions

On-farm conservation projects, as well as most projects that use research to foster development, usually involve multiple partners who play different roles, bring diverse perspectives and influence the project in multiple ways. These partnerships should not be seen in isolation or as piecemeal, b...


Gotor, E.Bioversity International[Network analysis for evaluating on-farm conservation projects fact]Network analysis for evaluating on-farm conservation projects fact

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