Le concept d'open source appliqué aux semences végétales a un avenir prometteur. Ce concept inverse la logique du système de propriété intellectuelle pour une ressource renouvelable que l'on rend disponible en la sortant du domaine exclusif de la propriété intellectuelle. Aujourd'hui, les instrum...
Louafi, S.
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Westphal, I.
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Montenegro, M.
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Manzella, D.
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Otieno, G.
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Steigerwald, S.
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Kloppenburg, J.
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[Semences et séquences génétiques en open source ? Expériences récentes et stratégies futures]
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Semences et séquences génétiques en open source ? Expériences récentes et stratégies futures
Mujaju, C.
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Mashonjowa, E.
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Kasasa, P.
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Otieno, G.
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[Climate-resilient seed systems and access and benefit-sharing in Zimbabwe: exchanging genetic resources in a changing climate]
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Climate-resilient seed systems and access and benefit-sharing in Zimbabwe: exchanging genetic resources in a changing climate
This brief highlights efforts in East Africa and in Asia, Pacific and Oceania (APO), supported by two internationally funded projects, to develop user-friendly tools and methods to identify germplasm of populations/varieties/species that are adapted to the changing climates of areas where farmers...
Halewood, Michael
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Mathur, P.N.
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Fadda, Carlo
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Otieno, G.
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[Using crop diversity to adapt to climate change: highlighting the importance of the Plant Treaty's policy support]
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Using crop diversity to adapt to climate change: highlighting the importance of the Plant Treaty's policy support
If properly managed, socio-ecological production landscapes and the ecosystem services they provide can contribute to
the well-being of local communities, as well as to the achievement of the global conservation agenda and of other relevant
development policies at the national level. However, man...
Bedmar Villanueva, A.
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Morimoto, Y.
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Maundu, P.
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Jha, Y.
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Otieno, G.
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Nankya, R.
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Ogwal, R.
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Leles, B.
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Halewood, Michael
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[Perceptions of resilience, collective action and natural resources management in socio-ecological production landscapes in East Africa]
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Perceptions of resilience, collective action and natural resources management in socio-ecological production landscapes in East Africa
The synthesis report is part of a series of papers on Integrated Seed Sector Development (ISSD) in Africa’s thematic working group on Matching national realities with global commitments. The thematic working group addressed the main question on how African governments implement their global commi...
Halewood, Michael
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Otieno, G.
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Nkhoma, C.
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Kasasa, P.
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Mulumba, J.W.
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Gapusi, J.
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Jonge, B. de
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[Access and benefit-sharing policies for climate-resilient seed systems.]
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Access and benefit-sharing policies for climate-resilient seed systems.
The project “Strengthening national capacities to implement the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture”, also known as “GRPI 2”, brings together partners from eight countries: Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Rwanda, Uganda, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Bhutan and Nepal ; ...
Vernooy, Ronnie
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Halewood, Michael
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Otieno, G.
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López Noriega, I.
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Wedajoo, A.
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Bioversity International
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[Strengthening national capacities to implement the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Report of the mid-term review workshop, 16-19 July 2013]
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Strengthening national capacities to implement the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Report of the mid-term review workshop, 16-19 July 2013
The resource box for resilient seed systems, developed by a multidisciplinary team of Bioversity International researchers, is a tool that supports research and capacity building on resilient seed systems in the context of adaptation to climate change. The eight modules of the box represent eight...
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
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Otieno, G.
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Bessette, G.
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Fadda, Carlo
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Galluzzi, G.
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Gevel, J.M.J. van de
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Halewood, Michael
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López Noriega, I.
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Mathur, P.N.
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Mittra, S.
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Rudebjer, P.G.
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Steinke, J.
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Sthapit, B.R.
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Etten, Jacob van
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Zonneveld, Maarten van
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[A novel strategy to discover and use climate-adapted germplasm]
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A novel strategy to discover and use climate-adapted germplasm
Although community level seed-saving initiatives have been around for about 30 years, until recently they have received little attention in the scientific literature on climate change adaptation and plant genetic resources. Based on research experiences from various countries, this article argues...
Vernooy, Ronnie
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Sthapit, B.R.
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Otieno, G.
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Shrestha, P.
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Gupta, A.
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[The roles of community seed banks in climate change adaption]
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The roles of community seed banks in climate change adaption
Wasswa, M.J.
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Nankya, R.
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Kiwuka, C.
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Adokorach, Joyce
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Otieno, G.
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Kyomugisha, M.
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Fadda, Carlo
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Jarvis, Devra I.
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[Uganda: the Kiziba community gene bank]
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Uganda: the Kiziba community gene bank