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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[Molecular techniques to map farmer and breeder preferences]Molecular techniques to map farmer and breeder preferences

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[Strengthening the informal seed system through community seedbanks]Strengthening the informal seed system through community seedbanks

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[A participatory approach for landrace evaluation]A participatory approach for landrace evaluation

A series of policy briefs bringing together the major results and policy recommendations of the Seeds for Needs project which started in 2009. The project was carried out in collaboration with the Institute of Biodiversity Conservation (IBC) in Ethiopia. This project provides a unique framework f...


Gevel, Jeske van deBioversity InternationalGellaw, A.Fadda, Carlo[Seeds for Needs: participatory variety selection]Seeds for Needs: participatory variety selection

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

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

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