This brief aims to create more awareness that no country is self-sufficient in plant genetic resources and that international exchanges have facilitated critical variety innovations in individual countries contributing significantly to agricultural productivity enhancement. The brief synthesizes ...
Vernooy, Ronnie
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Clancy, E.
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[No country is self-sufficient when it comes to plant genetic resources for food and agriculture: the cases of Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Guatemala, Nepal, Rwanda and Uganda]
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No country is self-sufficient when it comes to plant genetic resources for food and agriculture: the cases of Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Guatemala, Nepal, Rwanda and Uganda
Los cultivos de gran diversidad como el maíz, fríjol y papa incluyen muchas variedades de alto valor público nacional y global, aunque solo algunas tienen sus valores reconocidos por los mercados. Esto afecta el estado de conservación de las variedades.
Una solución innovadora para este dilema de...
Drucker, A.G.
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Alonzo, S.
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Ramírez, M.
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Vernooy, Ronnie
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[Bancos comunitarios de semillas y el uso de recompensas por servicios de conservación de la agrobiodiversidad: primeras experiencias de la Sierra de Cuchumatanes, Huehuetenango, Guatemala]
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Bancos comunitarios de semillas y el uso de recompensas por servicios de conservación de la agrobiodiversidad: primeras experiencias de la Sierra de Cuchumatanes, Huehuetenango, Guatemala
Chaudhary, P.
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Joshi, B.K.
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Shrestha, P.
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Devkota, R.
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Upadhya, D.
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Vernooy, Ronnie
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[Linking farmers to the multilateral system to increase the exchange of plant genetic resources]
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Linking farmers to the multilateral system to increase the exchange of plant genetic resources
Vernooy, Ronnie
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Ruiz, M.
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[Access to and benefit sharing of plant genetic resources: novel field experiences to inform policy]
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Access to and benefit sharing of plant genetic resources: novel field experiences to inform policy
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
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
The project “Strengthening national capacities to implement the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture”, also known as “GRPI 2”, brings together partners from eight countries: Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Rwanda, Uganda, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Bhutan and Nepal ; ...
Vernooy, Ronnie
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Halewood, Michael
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Otieno, G.
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López Noriega, I.
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Wedajoo, A.
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Bioversity International
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[Strengthening national capacities to implement the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Report of the mid-term review workshop, 16-19 July 2013]
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Strengthening national capacities to implement the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Report of the mid-term review workshop, 16-19 July 2013
The report documents a training course on the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) held in Tsukuba, Japan, organized for 15 Asian national ITPGRFA focal points. Topics covered include the rationale and meaning of the core provisions of the ITPGRFA inc...
Vernooy, Ronnie
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Bioversity International
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[Enhancing capacities to understand and implement the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture: Report of an International Training Workshop, Tsukuba International Convention Center, Japan, 23–25 October 2013]
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Enhancing capacities to understand and implement the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture: Report of an International Training Workshop, Tsukuba International Convention Center, Japan, 23–25 October 2013
This brief presents highlights of the project "Strengthening national capacities to implement the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture", which was coordinated by Bioversity International, under the framework of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the Unite...
Vernooy, Ronnie
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[Strengthening national capacities to implement the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture: Project highlights]
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Strengthening national capacities to implement the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture: Project highlights