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
This training manual presents the objectives and tools used in focus group discussions for the survey on socio-economic and environmental factors that lead to farmers’ vulnerability as part of a joint project entitled “Linking genetic vulnerability to loss of resilience to adapt to climate change...
Gevel, J.M.J. van de
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Bijdevaate, M.
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Mwenda, P.
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Morimoto, Y.
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Fadda, Carlo
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Bioversity International
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[Guiding focus group discussions on varietal diversification and adaptation to climate change in East Africa]
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Guiding focus group discussions on varietal diversification and adaptation to climate change in East Africa
Некоторые из наиболее важных видов фруктоф нашли свое начало в горах Средней Азии. На протяжении веков, природа и человек сформировали эти плоды в разновиодности, которое стало основой повседневного выживания.В этой брошюре рассказывается о нескольких фермерах, которые сохраняют биоразнообразие в...
Oudenhoven, F. van
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Bioversity International
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[Корни наших народов: Плодовые деревья и их хранители в Кыргызстане и Таджикистане]
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Корни наших народов: Плодовые деревья и их хранители в Кыргызстане и Таджикистане
La biodiversité dans les écosystèmes agricoles nous fournit la nourriture ainsi que les moyens de la produire. Les différentes variétés de plantes et d’animaux qui nous servent de nourriture sont des éléments indéniables de la biodiversité agricole. Moins visibles, mais tout aussi impor...
Jarvis, Devra I.
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Padoch, C.
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Cooper, H.D.
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Bioversity International
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[Gestion de la biodiversité dans les écosystèmes agricoles]
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Gestion de la biodiversité dans les écosystèmes agricoles
This publication is the result of a research collaboration between Bioversity International and the Fundación para la Promoción e Investigación de Productos Andinos (PROINPA). It deals with issues regarding on-farm conservation of agrobiodiversity, which is a poorly addressed field of research in...
Bioversity International
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Gruberg, H.
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Fundación para la Promoción e Investigación de Productos Andinos
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Meldrum, G.
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Padulosi, S.
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Rojas, W.
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Pinto, M.
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Crane, Todd A.
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[Towards a better understanding of custodian farmers and their roles: insights from a case study in Cachilaya, Bolivia.]
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Towards a better understanding of custodian farmers and their roles: insights from a case study in Cachilaya, Bolivia.
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...
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
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[Strengthening the informal seed system through community seedbanks]
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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...
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 de
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Bioversity International
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Gellaw, A.
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Fadda, Carlo
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[Seeds for Needs: participatory variety selection]
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Seeds for Needs: participatory variety selection