This brief summarizes the findings of the 2008 study carried out by Bioversity International and its partners that investigated two major issues relating to conservation of coffee germplasm:
1. What are the real threats to and losses of coffee germplasm held globally in field genebanks?
2. How...
Gotor, E.
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Cherfas, J.
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[Is cryopreservation a viable method for long-term conservation of coffee biodiversity?]
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Is cryopreservation a viable method for long-term conservation of coffee biodiversity?
The brief summarizes an evaluation of the impact of one participatory research effort known as diversity field forums (DFFs). DFFs bear some similarities to farmer field schools - an approach to improving crop management practices that involves teaching groups of farmers how to solve problems, se...
Gotor, E.
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Cherfas, J.
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[The impact of diversity field forums: improving farmer management of millet and Sorghum in Mali]
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The impact of diversity field forums: improving farmer management of millet and Sorghum in Mali
This brief presents the findings of a study published in 2010 that documented and assessed the performance of the International Transit Centre for Musa germplasm (ITC) in terms of the conservation and distribution of Musa germplasm. It also analysed the costs of ITC operations, including possible...
The aim of this brief is to analyze the impact of a set of interventions related to conservation and use of neglected and underutilized species (NUS) on people’s livelihoods. Specifically a simultaneous three-equation model of households’ participation on undertulized crops conservation and incom...
The Vavilov-Frankel Fellowship Programme awards two fellowships annually to young scientists from developing countries, to enable them to carry out innovative research on the conservation and use of plant genetic resources (PGR). Since 1994, 39 scientists from 24 countries have taken part in the ...
Gotor, E.
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Cherfas, J.
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[Evaluating the impact of the Vavilov-Frankel Fellowship Programme]
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Evaluating the impact of the Vavilov-Frankel Fellowship Programme
This Impact Brief reports on an assessment using an asset-based livelihoods approach and carried out in 2009, five years after the end of the project. Overall, about 85% of farm families in the region said their incomes had increased since the end of the project, and the community enterprise grew...