In the 2013 Bioversity International Annual Report you will find some highlights of our work about how we consume, produce, plant and safeguard agricultural biodiversity.
You will also find information about our Board of Trustees, our funding partners, research partners and 2013 scientific publi...
This book summarizes the most recent evidence on how to use agrobiodiversity to provide nutritious foods through harnessing natural processes. The book focuses on the following thematic areas:
- Agricultural biodiversity and food system sustainability
- Food biodiversity for healthy, diverse di...
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[Mainstreaming agrobiodiversity in sustainable food systems: Scientific foundations for an agrobiodiversity index]
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Mainstreaming agrobiodiversity in sustainable food systems: Scientific foundations for an agrobiodiversity index
Colocasia esculenta, commonly known as taro, is a staple vegetable crop that has been used as food for over 9,000 years, making it one of the world’s oldest food crops. It is used as a source of protein, starch, and vitamins. It can be found in Southeast Asia but now has spread throughout the wor...
Fonio is a highly palatable cereal that is drought tolerant. It is often consumed in West Africa before most crops are ready to harvest because it is one of the world’s fastest maturing cereals. It is believed to be one of the oldest cereals in West Africa, where it is indigenous.Fonio is a negle...
Amaranthus collectively known as amaranth, comprises about 70 species, of which about 40 are native to the Americas. It includes at least 17 species with edible leaves and three grain amaranths. Amaranthus is a neglected and underutilized species (NUS): a category of non-commodity cultivated and ...
Policy makers and consumers are challenging the scientific community to come up with ways to measure the environmental impact of the foods we eat. This Brief describes a challenging and innovative research agenda implemented by Bioversity and its partners to describe and measure sustainable diets...
Fanzo, J.
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Cogill, B.
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Mattei, F.
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Bioversity International
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[Metrics of sustainable diets and food systems]
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Metrics of sustainable diets and food systems
Bambara groundnut is grown in Asia, parts of Northern Australia, and South and Central America and is widely distributed across the world. It is traditionally grown by women, giving it less value and less priority in land allocation, despite being regarded as the third most important legume in mu...
This household survey provided an overview of the production and livelihood systems of 88 households in three communities in Chiquimula district of Guatemala. The communities surveyed were among those targeted by the programme “Linking agrobiodiversity value chains, climate adaptation and nutriti...
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Universidad del Valle de Guatemala
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[Underutilized crops in the production systems, livelihoods and diets of farmers in Chiquimula, Guatemala: Baseline results from the programme “Linking agrobiodiversity value chains, climate adaptation and nutrition: Empowering the poor to manage risk”]
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Underutilized crops in the production systems, livelihoods and diets of farmers in Chiquimula, Guatemala: Baseline results from the programme “Linking agrobiodiversity value chains, climate adaptation and nutrition: Empowering the poor to manage risk”
Bioversity International's annual report looks back at accomplishments in 2016 and highlights research on healthy diets from sustainable food systems, productive and resilient farms and forests, genetic resources conservation and use.
"Agrobiodiversity holds the promise to make our food systems ...
The Annual Report contains highlights of Bioversity International research activities to deliver scientific evidence, management practices and policy options to use and safeguard agricultural and tree biodiversity to attain sustainable global food and nutrition security.
The Report also includes...