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Jethobudho is an aromatic rice landrace of the Pokhara valley in middle hills of Nepal. Although local consumers are willing to pay a high price for its purchase, the landrace has a problem with quality variation. Decentralized participatory population improvement for specific market-identified t...


Gyaw, S.Sthapit, B.R.Bhandari, B.Bajracharya, J.Shrestha, P.K.Upadhyay, M.P.Jarvis, Devra I.[Participatory crop improvement and formal release of Jethobudho rice landrace in Nepal]Participatory crop improvement and formal release of Jethobudho rice landrace in Nepal

Traditionally farmers use diverse crops, trees and wild plant species, livestock and aquatic species to sustain/enhance their livelihood. The use of diverse species and varieties enhances their adaptability and resilience capacity to changing environmental and economic conditions. Genetic diversi...


Sthapit, B.Padulosi, S.Mal, M.[Role of on-farm/In situ conservation and underutilized crops in the wake of climate change]Role of on-farm/In situ conservation and underutilized crops in the wake of climate change

Partiendo de las lecciones aprendidas en Tercer Congreso Internacional sobre Especies Olvidadas y Subutilizadas: por un África con Seguridad Alimentaria, realizado en Ghana, en septiembre de 2013, esta síntesis de orientación política destaca los roles clave que cumplen las NUS en enfrentar cinco...


Rudebjer, P.G.Meldrum, G.Padulosi, S.Hall, R.Hermanowicz, E.Bioversity International[Haciendo realidad la promesa de las especies olvidadas y subutilizadas (NUS): Policy brief]Haciendo realidad la promesa de las especies olvidadas y subutilizadas (NUS): Policy brief

Lewis-Lettington, R.J.Ruiz Muller, M.Young, T.R.Nnadozie, K.A.Halewood, MichaelCabrera Medaglia, J.[Methodology for developing policies and laws for access to genetic resources and benefit sharing]Methodology for developing policies and laws for access to genetic resources and benefit sharing

In rural areas, the conservation and use of plant genetic resources begins with women. As smallholder farmers, women are involved in all areas of the crop cycle from seed selection to planting, harvest, storage and processing. Within the household, women are responsible for food needs and welfare...


Tapia, M.E., De la Torre, A.[Women farmers and Andean seeds]Women farmers and Andean seeds

International Board for Plant Genetic ResourcesFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations[Plant Genetic Resources Newsletter: No. 46, August 1981]Plant Genetic Resources Newsletter: No. 46, August 1981

This volume brings readers up to date on what has changed, scientifically, politically and environmentally, since the first publication in 1994 of People, Plants and Patents, the book that summarized the major issues related to the owenership, conservation and exchange of plant germplasm. It offe...


Crucible II Group[Seeding solutions: Volume 1. Policy options for genetic resources: People, Plants and Patents revisited]Seeding solutions: Volume 1. Policy options for genetic resources: People, Plants and Patents revisited

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations[Plant Genetic Resources Newsletter: No. 32, April 1976]Plant Genetic Resources Newsletter: No. 32, April 1976

It has generally been assumed that rattan resources would be available for use for perpetuity. However, in the last two decades, these resources have dwindled, affecting the once flourishing furniture industry, as well as lowering the income of the tribal and rural people in many countries in the...


Xu, H.C.Rao, A.N.Zeng, B.S.Yin, G.T.[Research on rattans in China: Conservation, cultivation, distribution, ecology, growth, phenology, silviculture, systematic anatomy and tissue culture]Research on rattans in China: Conservation, cultivation, distribution, ecology, growth, phenology, silviculture, systematic anatomy and tissue culture

This field study examined fundamental questions about the role of home gardens in conservation, namely how the dynamic nature and mutliple uses of home gardens affect the stability of this micro-system and its role as a viable conservation unit. The results presented here should contribute to the...


Hodel, U.Gessler, M.International Plant Genetic Resources Institute[In situ conservation of plant genetic resources in home gardens of southern Vietnam: A report of home garden surveys in southern Vietnam, December 1996-May 1997]In situ conservation of plant genetic resources in home gardens of southern Vietnam: A report of home garden surveys in southern Vietnam, December 1996-May 1997

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