The Scaling Community Seed Banks and Farmer Seed Enterprises in East and Southern Africa workshop was held in Entebbe, Uganda on 2-4 October 2019, to share experiences about community seed bank management and to develop national pilot scaling proposals. The workshop was organized under the umbrel...
Adokorach, Joyce
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Vernooy, Ronnie
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Kakeeto, Ronald
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[Scaling community seedbanks and farmer seed enterprises in East and Southern Africa: Workshop Highlights, 2-4 October 2019, Entebbe, Uganda]
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Scaling community seedbanks and farmer seed enterprises in East and Southern Africa: Workshop Highlights, 2-4 October 2019, Entebbe, Uganda
There is growing recognition that sustainable intensification of agricultural production systems and their successful adaptation to changes in climate will depend upon the improved access to, and use of, genetic diversity. This paper analyzes how the collection, use and distribution of plant gene...
López Noriega, Isabel
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Halewood, Michael
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Galluzzi, Gea
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Vernooy, Ronnie
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Bertacchini, E.
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Gauchan, D.
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Welch, E.
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[How policies affect the use of plant genetic resources: the experience of the CGIAR]
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How policies affect the use of plant genetic resources: the experience of the CGIAR
This book documents the results of the research and capacity development efforts to implement the ITPGRFA in Nepal. Its chapters cover five main interrelated themes: national-level multi-lateral system policy development; policy actors and networks; germplasm flows and interdependence; farmers’ i...
Joshi, B.K.
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Chaudhary, P.
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Upadhya, D.
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Vernooy, Ronnie
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[Implementing the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture in Nepal: achievements and challenges]
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Implementing the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture in Nepal: achievements and challenges
The Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT is implementing a Dutch-supported project entitled: Resilient seed systems for climate change adaptation and sustainable livelihoods in the East Africa sub-region. This work aims to boost timely and affordable access to good-quality seed for a portfolio of crop...
Recha, Tobias
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Halewood, Michael
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Fadda, Carlo
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Mushita, Andrew
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Vernooy, Ronnie
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Kidane, Yosef
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[Resilient seed systems for climate change adaptation and sustainable livelihoods in the East Africa sub-region: Report of training workshop, Addis Ababa Ethiopia, 17-21 September 2019]
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Resilient seed systems for climate change adaptation and sustainable livelihoods in the East Africa sub-region: Report of training workshop, Addis Ababa Ethiopia, 17-21 September 2019
Community seedbanks in Nepal have a long and rich history. In 2018, a national workshop celebrated the achievements and challenges of the community seedbank movement in the country. Farmers, researchers, NGO staff and policymakers discussed key organizational, technical and policy issues. These p...
Joshi, B.K.
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Shrestha, P.
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Gauchan, D.
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Vernooy, Ronnie
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[Community seed banks in Nepal: 2nd National Workshop Proceedings, 3-5 May 2018, Kathmandu]
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Community seed banks in Nepal: 2nd National Workshop Proceedings, 3-5 May 2018, Kathmandu
Teams in eight countries (Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Guatemala, Nepal, Rwanda, and Uganda) supported by a grant from the Netherlands to Bioversity International have developed common terms of reference for research and capacity building to support national implementation of ...
Halewood, Michael
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Vernooy, Ronnie
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[Strengthening capacities to implement the multilateral system of access and benefit-sharing:efforts under way and challenges encountered in Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Costa Rica, Cote d''Ivoire, Guatemala, Nepal, Rwanda and Uganda]
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Strengthening capacities to implement the multilateral system of access and benefit-sharing:efforts under way and challenges encountered in Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Costa Rica, Cote d''Ivoire, Guatemala, Nepal, Rwanda and Uganda
Elinor Ostrom's work has been the principal inspiration for a number of research and development initiatives in Mongolia aimed at designing, testing and assessing viable forms of natural resources co-management that build on traditional nomadic practices. One such initiative, begun in 1999, intro...
Ykhanbai, H.
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Vernooy, Ronnie
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[From theory to practice: a decade of co-management of pasture and other natural resources in Mongolia]
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From theory to practice: a decade of co-management of pasture and other natural resources in Mongolia
Vernooy, Ronnie
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Shrestha, P.
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Sthapit, B.R.
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[Comparative analysis of key aspects of community seed banks: policy and legal environment]
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Comparative analysis of key aspects of community seed banks: policy and legal environment
Shrestha, P.
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Sthapit, B.R.
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Vernooy, Ronnie
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[Comparative analysis of key aspects of community seed banks: sustainability]
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Comparative analysis of key aspects of community seed banks: sustainability