This study is part of the Integrated Seed Sector Development (ISSD) programme’s action learning theme on matching global commitments with national realities. The theme used case studies to reflect upon climate resilience and access and benefit-sharing (ABS) mechanisms, specifically with respect t...
Gapusi, J.R.
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Otieno, G.
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[Climate-resilient seed systems and access and benefit-sharing in Rwanda]
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Climate-resilient seed systems and access and benefit-sharing in Rwanda
The Resource Box for Resilient Seed Systems is a learning material based on Bioversity International’s long experience in seed systems research at local, national and global levels. It contains a methodology to build resilient seed systems that meet the needs of tomorrow and help farmers adapt to...
This synthesis paper provides a summary of main findings on climate resilient seed systems and access and benefit sharing of case studies from Uganda, Rwanda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. This study analyses what is actually happening at the national and subnational levels in terms of climate change, its...
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: matching global commitments with national realities.]
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Access and benefit sharing policies for climate resilient seed systems: matching global commitments with national realities.
This policy briefs presents smallholder farmers' preferences and major challenges when accessing seed in Uganda. It reflects on the weaknesses of the formal and informal seed production and distribution systems and presents some practical recommendations for putting in place alternative and integ...
Otieno, G.
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López Noriega, Isabel
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Reynolds, Travis W.
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[Smallholder access to quality and diverse seed in Uganda: implications for food security]
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Smallholder access to quality and diverse seed in Uganda: implications for food security
Note full title of report is: Community Seed banks: Sharing experiences from North and South. Report from a side event held 1 November 2017 during the Seventh Session of the Governing Body of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture in Kigali, Rwanda. Paris: DI...
Andersen, R.
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Shrestha, P.
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Otieno, G.
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Nishikawa, Y.
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Kasasa, P.
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Mushita, A.
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[Community seed banks: sharing experiences from North and South.]
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Community seed banks: sharing experiences from North and South.
The Resilient Seed Systems Handbook Second Edition, developed by a multidisciplinary team of Bioversity International researchers and research partners, is a tool that supports research and capacity building on resilient seed systems in the context of adaptation to climate change. The first edit...
This report summarizes the first steps of a project to analyze the role of networks in the diffusion and uptake of climate-smart technologies in Rakai, Uganda. The activity is part of the Policy Action for Climate Change Adaptation (PACCA) project funded by Climate Change for Agriculture and Food...
Ogwal-Omara, R.
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Halewood, Michael
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Otieno, G.
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Bioversity International
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[The role of networks in diffusion and uptake of climate-smart technologies in Rakai, Uganda: Report of project initiation workshops, 5-9 May 2014]
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The role of networks in diffusion and uptake of climate-smart technologies in Rakai, Uganda: Report of project initiation workshops, 5-9 May 2014
Our study investigates the routes of information flow through which smallholder exchange seed and information. We then examine how these exchanges among farmer networks can be improved. In order to examine the characteristics of these networks, our study analyzed household-level survey data colle...
Zebroski, W.M.
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Lacasse, H.K.
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Otieno, G.
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Reynolds, Travis W.
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Lavalle, N.
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Baker-Wacks, E.
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Klein, E.
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[Social seed networks and climate change adaptation in East Africa]
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Social seed networks and climate change adaptation in East Africa
Application of the open source concept to seeds has a promising future. It reverses the logic of the intellectual property system with a renewable stock of open source material kept outside the exclusive intellectual property realm. Legal defensibility may currently be uncertain, but as open sour...
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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[Open Source for seeds and genetic sequence data: Practical experience and future strategies]
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Open Source for seeds and genetic sequence data: Practical experience and future strategies
This Policy Brief is a result of a series of national and regional stakeholder consultations and a policy write shop on the establishment and maintenance of Open Source Seed Systems that ensure inclusivity of farmers and enhance freedom to develop, access, and use plant genetic materials. The bri...
Otieno, G.
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Westphal, I.
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[Building resilience through “Open Source Seed Systems” for climate change adaptation in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania: What are the options for policy?]
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Building resilience through “Open Source Seed Systems” for climate change adaptation in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania: What are the options for policy?