The System-wide Genetic Resources Programme (SGRP) of the CGIAR coordinated the development of a background study paper entitled ‘The Impact of Climate Change on Countries Interdependence on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture’ for the Twelfth Session of the FAO Commission on Genetic Resou...
Fujisaka, S.
,
Williams, D.
,
Halewood, Michael
,
[The impact of climate change on countries’ interdependence on genetic resources for food and agriculture: An executive summary]
,
The impact of climate change on countries’ interdependence on genetic resources for food and agriculture: An executive summary
Key messages: Network analysis provides a mechanism to both understand how information and communication structures vary across sites, and to identify opportunities for intervening in ways that may improve communication flows. Farmer-expert network structures differ between Lushoto and Rakai. Fa...
Jha, Yamini
,
Welch, Eric
,
Ogwal-Omara, Richard
,
Halewood, Michael
,
[How are the meso-level expert organizations connected to farmers and among themselves? Comparing Rakai (Uganda) and Lushoto (Tanzania)]
,
How are the meso-level expert organizations connected to farmers and among themselves? Comparing Rakai (Uganda) and Lushoto (Tanzania)
To guide climate adaptation policies and investments, the majority of least developed
countries (LDCs) have developed National Adaptation Programmes of Action (NAPAs).
Agricultural biodiversity is an important, but often overlooked, element in climate adaptation;
new crop varieties, cropping and ...
Bedmar Villanueva, A.
,
Halewood, Michael
,
López Noriega, Isabel
,
[Agricultural biodiversity in climate change adaptation planning: An analysis of the National Adaptation Programmes of Action]
,
Agricultural biodiversity in climate change adaptation planning: An analysis of the National Adaptation Programmes of Action
This Information Note presents a summary of an analysis of the revised NBSAPs that were submitted by 119 countries to the CBD Secretariat prior to 20 November 2016. The study focused on how agrobiodiversity has been mainstreamed across sectors through the NBSAPs
Lapena, Isabel
,
Halewood, Michael
,
Hunter, Danny
,
[Mainstreaming agricultural biological diversity across sectors through NBSAPs: Missing Links to Climate Change Adaptation, Dietary Diversity and the Plant
Treaty]
,
Mainstreaming agricultural biological diversity across sectors through NBSAPs: Missing Links to Climate Change Adaptation, Dietary Diversity and the Plant
Treaty
In 2014, Bioversity International and the ABS Capacity Building Initiative led a series of interactions on the mutually supportive implementation of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) and the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing to the ...
Halewood, Michael
,
[Mutually supportive implementation of the Plant Treaty and the Nagoya Protocol A report on ‘The International Treaty and the Nagoya Protocol : A tandem workshop for National Focal Points’, 3 - 9 June 2014, FAO, Rome, Italy]
,
Mutually supportive implementation of the Plant Treaty and the Nagoya Protocol A report on ‘The International Treaty and the Nagoya Protocol : A tandem workshop for National Focal Points’, 3 - 9 June 2014, FAO, Rome, Italy
Between 2012 and 2015, 150 researchers, research managers, gene bank managers, extension agents, university professors and staff of non-government organizations from Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Guatemala, Nepal, Rwanda, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe acquired new knowledge and s...
Vernooy, Ronnie
,
Otieno, G.
,
Bessette, G.
,
Fadda, Carlo
,
Galluzzi, G.
,
Gevel, J.M.J. van de
,
Halewood, Michael
,
López Noriega, I.
,
Mathur, P.N.
,
Mittra, S.
,
Rudebjer, P.G.
,
Steinke, J.
,
Sthapit, B.R.
,
Etten, Jacob van
,
Zonneveld, Maarten van
,
[A novel strategy to discover and use climate-adapted germplasm]
,
A novel strategy to discover and use climate-adapted germplasm
The role of agricultural biodiversity for sustaining ecosystem services crucial for food and agriculture becomes particularly relevant in the face of climate change, and has been widely recognised as a central part of climate-smart agriculture (CSA) since the concept was first launched in 2010. ...
López Noriega, Isabel
,
Dawson, Ian K.
,
Vernooy, Ronnie
,
Köhler-Rollefson, Ilse
,
Halewood, Michael
,
[Agricultural diversification as an adaptation strategy]
,
Agricultural diversification as an adaptation strategy
This study presents and overview of the projects that have been funded by or proposed to the
Benefit-sharing Fund (BSF) under the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food
and Agriculture (ITPRFA). In particular, the study focusses on the technology transfer, capacity
building and ...
Galluzzi, Gea
,
López Noriega, Isabel
,
Halewood, Michael
,
[Non-monetary benefit sharing mechanisms within the projects funded by the Benefit Sharing Fund]
,
Non-monetary benefit sharing mechanisms within the projects funded by the Benefit Sharing Fund
The project “Strengthening national capacities to implement the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture” brings together partners from eight countries: Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Guatemala, Nepal, Rwanda and Uganda; and other organizations. T...
Vernooy, Ronnie
,
Halewood, Michael
,
Bioversity International
,
[Strengthening national capacities to implement the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture: Report of the research planning and training workshop, 2-4 May 2012]
,
Strengthening national capacities to implement the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture: Report of the research planning and training workshop, 2-4 May 2012
As part of the Policy Action for Climate Change Adaptation (PACCA) project, this info note summarizes findings of a project activity entitled “Influencing and linking policies and institutions from national to local level for the development and adoption of climate‐resilient food systems in East ...
Bedmar Villanueva, A.
,
Jha Y
,
Ogwal-Omara R
,
Welch, E.
,
Seyoum Wedajoo A
,
Halewood, Michael
,
[Influence of social networks on the adoption of climate smart technologies in East Africa: Findings from two surveys and participatory exercises with farmers and local experts]
,
Influence of social networks on the adoption of climate smart technologies in East Africa: Findings from two surveys and participatory exercises with farmers and local experts