Estimates suggest that globally 80% of the seeds on which smallholder farmers in developing countries depend are produced by the farmers themselves or obtained through informal channels. This high level of farmer seed autonomy masks the fact that almost everywhere local seed systems and the diver...
Vernooy, Ronnie
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Halewood, Michael
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López Noriega, I.
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Galluzzi, Gea
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[New strategies and partnerships for the sustainable use of plant genetic resources]
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New strategies and partnerships for the sustainable use of plant genetic resources
There is growing recognition that successful adaptation of agricultural production systems to
changes in climate will depend upon the improved access to, and use of, genetic diversity. In
order to facilitate this adaptation, new forms of interdisciplinary research, new technologies,
novel part...
López Noriega, I.
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Galluzzi, Gea
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Halewood, Michael
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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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[Flows under stress: Availability of plant genetic resources in times of climate and policy change]
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Flows under stress: Availability of plant genetic resources in times of climate and policy change
Livestock farming by nomadic herders, always weather-dependent, remains the predominant rural livelihood in Mongolia. The project described in this chapter aimed to respond to herders’ demand for more timely and accurate localized weather forecasts as a means to reduce risks and improve planning ...
Hijaba Y
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Vernooy, Ronnie
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Jamba T
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[Generating localized weather forecasts for nomadic herders in Mongolia]
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Generating localized weather forecasts for nomadic herders in Mongolia
2010 was a rough year on the Mongolian steppe for the country’s herders. That year, an extremely cold winter struck, known locally as a dzud, wiping out 9 million animals, or 20 percent of the national herd in a country where livestock continues to be central to herders’ livelihoods and play a vi...