Brief description of eight underutilized crops in rural Nepal that have become the focus of efforts to promote a healthier lifestyle and marketplace for farmers and locals in Nepal.
Sthapit, B.
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Zucker, J.
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Bennett, A.
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Bioversity International
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[Himalayan foods: healthy and nutritious crop varieties]
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Himalayan foods: healthy and nutritious crop varieties
This technical bulletin reviews and synthesises participatory approaches and tools that are used when working with farmers and local communities in the conservation and use of plant genetic resources. It focuses on practical experiences of traditional farming communities in Asia, Africa and Latin...
Friis-Hansen, Esbern
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Sthapit, B.
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International Plant Genetic Resources Institute
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[Participatory approaches to the conservation and use of plant genetic resources]
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Participatory approaches to the conservation and use of plant genetic resources
On-farm (in situ) conservation of cultivated plants refers to the management of landraces/cultivars and the occasionally cultivated wild relatives (as in the case of fruit species like mango) in the very place where they developed their present-day characteristics. Fruit tree varieties and relate...
Sthapit, B.
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Lamers, H.
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Reddy, M.B.C.
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Idris, S.
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Somsri, S.
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Sutrisno Saad, N.
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Ramanatha Rao, V.
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[Empowering community and rural institutions for on-farm conservation and sustainable use of cultivated and wild tropical fruit diversity in Asia]
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Empowering community and rural institutions for on-farm conservation and sustainable use of cultivated and wild tropical fruit diversity in Asia
The book includes a set of community-based management practices of agricultural biodiversity such as participatory four cell analysis that allows analysis of the amount and distribution of local crop diversity and farmer’s rationale of such distribution; documenting traditional knowledge and dive...
Sthapit, B.
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Shrestha, P.
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Bioversity International
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Local Initiatives for Biodiversity, Research and Development
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Nepal Agricultural Research Council
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[On-farm management of agricultural biodiversity in Nepal: Good practices - Revised edition 2012]
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On-farm management of agricultural biodiversity in Nepal: Good practices - Revised edition 2012
Farmers continue to grow traditional crop varieties, along with now-creolized varieties released decades ago. The absence of modern varieties is due to the failure of conventional plant breeding to meet production/cultural needs, difficult access to new varieties, and inadequate safety-nets for t...
Sthapit, B.
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Gauchan, D.
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Sthapit, S.
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Hari Ghimire, K.
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Joshi, B.K.
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De Santis, P.
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Jarvis, Devra I.
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[Sourcing and deploying new crop varieties in mountain production systems]
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Sourcing and deploying new crop varieties in mountain production systems
Jarvis, D.I.
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Hodgkin, T.
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Brown, A.H.D.
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Tuxill, J.
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Lopez Noriega, I.
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Smale, M.
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Sthapit, B.
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[Crop genetic diversity in the field and on the farm: principles and applications in research practices]
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[作物田间与在地遗传多样性:研究实践中的原理和应用]
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作物田间与在地遗传多样性:研究实践中的原理和应用