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...
Brief description of eight underutilized crops in rural Nepal that have become the focus of efforts to promote a healthier lifestyle and marketplace for farmers and locals in Nepal.
Sthapit, B.
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Zucker, J.
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Bennett, A.
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Bioversity International
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[Himalayan foods: healthy and nutritious crop varieties]
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Himalayan foods: healthy and nutritious crop varieties
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
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[Harvesting quinoa diversity with Payment for Agrobiodiversity Conservation Services: Bioversity International cultivates incentives for farmers to use and conserve diversity)]
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Harvesting quinoa diversity with Payment for Agrobiodiversity Conservation Services: Bioversity International cultivates incentives for farmers to use and conserve diversity)
This report summarizes the first steps of a project to analyze the role of networks in the diffusion and uptake of climate-smart technologies in Rakai, Uganda. The activity is part of the Policy Action for Climate Change Adaptation (PACCA) project funded by Climate Change for Agriculture and Food...
Ogwal-Omara, R.
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Halewood, Michael
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Otieno, G.
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Bioversity International
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[The role of networks in diffusion and uptake of climate-smart technologies in Rakai, Uganda: Report of project initiation workshops, 5-9 May 2014]
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The role of networks in diffusion and uptake of climate-smart technologies in Rakai, Uganda: Report of project initiation workshops, 5-9 May 2014