Agrobiodiversity needs to enter university curricula in a broader fashion, to prepare graduates for both conserving and using agrobiodiversity sustainably. To tackle this issue, the first regional consultation on agrobiodiversity education in Sub-Saharan Africa was held in January 2009 in Nairobi...
Rudebjer, P.G.
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Schagen, B. van
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Chakeredza, S.
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Kamau, H.
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[Learning agrobiodiversity: options for universities in Sub-Saharan Africa: Proceedings of a regional workshop, 21-23 January 2009, Nairobi, Kenya]
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Learning agrobiodiversity: options for universities in Sub-Saharan Africa: Proceedings of a regional workshop, 21-23 January 2009, Nairobi, Kenya
The '3rd international conference on neglected and underutilized species: for a food-secure Africa' was held on 25-27 September in Accra, Ghana. These proceedings include 30 papers presented at the conference, organized under the themes: 1. Resilience of agricultural and livelihood systems -- wit...
Hall, R.A.
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Rudebjer, P.G.
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[3rd International conference on neglected and underutilized species (NUS): for a food-secure Africa. Accra, Ghana, 25-27 September 2013. Proceedings]
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3rd International conference on neglected and underutilized species (NUS): for a food-secure Africa. Accra, Ghana, 25-27 September 2013. Proceedings
The book comprises all the abstracts presented either orally or as posters at the conference. The large number of abstracts received (438) reflects a growing interest in the use enhancement of underutilized crops. The message that the world is over-dependent on a small number of varieties of just...
Hall, R.A.
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Rudebjer, P.G.
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Padulosi, S.
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Bioversity International
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[NUS 2013: Book of Abstracts: 3rd International Conference on Neglected and Underutilized Species: for a Food-Secure Africa, Accra, Ghana, 25-27 September 2013]
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NUS 2013: Book of Abstracts: 3rd International Conference on Neglected and Underutilized Species: for a Food-Secure Africa, Accra, Ghana, 25-27 September 2013
Several universities in East and Southeast Asia established Master’s programmes on plant genetic resources (PGR) in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Since then, new policy instruments such as International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture have entered into force. Research...
Rudebjer, P.G.
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Watanabe, K.
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Sebastian, L.
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Bioversity International
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University of Tsukuba
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[Reviewing plant genetic resources education in East and Southeast Asia: Proceedings of an International workshop, University of Tsukuba, Japan, 17 -19 November 2009]
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Reviewing plant genetic resources education in East and Southeast Asia: Proceedings of an International workshop, University of Tsukuba, Japan, 17 -19 November 2009