A seed fair is an activity to create awareness about and appreciate local crop diversity, exchange seed and related knowledge, and celebrate farmers’ efforts to conserve agrobiodiversity. It takes considerable time and effort to organize a seed fair. This brief graphically presents the steps invo...
Este resumen presenta los aspectos más destacados del proyecto "Fortalecimiento de las capacidades nacionales para implementar el Tratado Internacional sobre los Recursos Fitogenéticos para la Alimentación y la Agricultura", el cual fue coordinado por Bioversity en el marco de la Organización de ...
Vernooy, Ronnie
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[Fortalecimiento de las capacidades nacionales para implementar el Tratado Internacional sobre los Recursos Fitogenéticos para la Alimentación y la Agricultura. Aspectos destacado del Proyecto]
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Fortalecimiento de las capacidades nacionales para implementar el Tratado Internacional sobre los Recursos Fitogenéticos para la Alimentación y la Agricultura. Aspectos destacado del Proyecto
Community seedbanks and emerging networks of community seedbanks contribute to the conservation and sustainable use of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture. Community seedbanks can secure improved access to and availability of diverse, locally adapted crops and varieties and enhance r...
Vernooy, Ronnie
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Clancy, E.
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Diulgheroff, S.
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Furman, B
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González Santos, R.
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Kajtna, B.
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Marino, M.
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Mushita, A.
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Shrestha, P.
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Song, Y.
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Egon Sosinski, E.
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Subedi, A.
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Villacorta, J.
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[Joining forces to strengthen community seedbanks worldwide]
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Joining forces to strengthen community seedbanks worldwide
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
Esta info note presenta una síntesis del nuevo diplomado “El Enfoque Territorios Sostenibles Adaptados al Clima (TeSAC) en el Corredor Seco del Oriente de Guatemala”, desarrollado entre septiembre y diciembre de 2019; así como recomendaciones para su futuro desarrollo. El diplomado se llevó a cab...
This info note presents a synthesis of the new certified program "The Approach to Climate-Smart Villages (CSV) in the Dry Corridor of the East of Guatemala", developed between September and December 2019; as well as recommendations for its future development. The certifies program was held in 201...
Bouroncle, Claudia
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Vernooy, Ronnie
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Sandoval, Víctor
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García, José Ramiro
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[El nuevo diplomado “El Enfoque Territorios Sostenibles Adaptados al Clima”: una alianza para el escalamiento de experiencias y prácticas de adaptación en el Corredor Seco de Guatemala]
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El nuevo diplomado “El Enfoque Territorios Sostenibles Adaptados al Clima”: una alianza para el escalamiento de experiencias y prácticas de adaptación en el Corredor Seco de Guatemala
South Africa's Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, in collaboration with Bioversity International, has initiated a community seedbank strategy to support smallholder communities to revive and improve their traditional seed-saving practices for the sake of food security and sustaina...
Vernooy, Ronnie
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Sthapit, B.R.
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Dibiloane, A.
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Maluleke, N.L.
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Moila, P.
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Phora, G.
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Tjikana T.T.
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[Implementing a national community seedbank strategy for South Africa]
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Implementing a national community seedbank strategy for South Africa
Vernooy, Ronnie
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[Seeds of adaptation. Climate change, crop diversification and the role of women farmers.]
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Seeds of adaptation. Climate change, crop diversification and the role of women farmers.
This brief presents the findings and lessons learned of a study tour by a team from the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of South Africa to neighbouring Zimbabwe, to learn about the roles of Farmer Field Schools, functions and operations of community seedbanks and various forms o...
Vernooy, Ronnie
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Netnou-Nkoana, N.
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Mokoena, M.
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Sema, R.
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Tjikana T.T.
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Kasasa, P.
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Mbozi, H.
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Mushonga, J.
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Mushita, A.
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[“COMING TOGETHER” (Batanai): Learning from Zimbabwe’s experiences with community biodiversity conservation, participatory crop improvement and climate change adaptation]
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“COMING TOGETHER” (Batanai): Learning from Zimbabwe’s experiences with community biodiversity conservation, participatory crop improvement and climate change adaptation
Este documento presenta una síntesis de estrategias innovadoras desarrolladas en la implementación de un Territorio Sostenible Adaptado al Clima (TeSAC) en Olopa, Guatemala. Asimismo, se presentan recomendaciones para estrategias de escalamiento de prácticas y tecnologías de adaptación al cambio ...
Vernooy, Ronnie
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Bouroncle, Claudia
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[Avanzando hacia un Territorio Sostenible Adaptado al Clima: oportunidades y desafíos para escalar iniciativas de adaptación en el Corredor Seco de Guatemala]
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Avanzando hacia un Territorio Sostenible Adaptado al Clima: oportunidades y desafíos para escalar iniciativas de adaptación en el Corredor Seco de Guatemala
Vernooy, Ronnie
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[South Africa implements a national strategy to support community seed banks]
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South Africa implements a national strategy to support community seed banks