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Rural populations in developing countries face food insecurity and malnutrition despite being surrounded by extraordinary biodiversity. The international community increasingly recognizes the role of agro-biodiversity and Wild Edible Plants (WEPs) in their contributions to managing risk and build...


Boedecker, J.Termote, C.Assogbadjo, A.E.Damme, Patrick vanLachat, C.[Dietary contribution of wild edible plants to women's diets in the buffer zone around the Lama forest, Benin - an underutilized potential]Dietary contribution of wild edible plants to women's diets in the buffer zone around the Lama forest, Benin - an underutilized potential

In Bolivia and Malaysia, farmers are increasingly affected by drought, water logging and unpredictable weather patterns. To cope, they plant an array of traditional crops and varieties to spread the risk of crop loss, whether from pests, diseases or the weather. However for these farmers, agrobio...


Bordoni, P.Gwinner, V.[Seeking an alliance between farmers and genebanks]Seeking an alliance between farmers and genebanks

Maca is an edible root crop of the crucifer family endemic to the Puna of the high Andes in Central Peru around Lake Junin, a chilly plateau at 4000 m altitude. Grown in the late 1980s exclusively in its native area, on no more than 50 ha, maca has experienced over the last years a meteoric rise ...


Hermann, M.Bernet, T.[The transition of maca from neglect to market prominence: lessons for improving use strategies and market chains of minor crops]The transition of maca from neglect to market prominence: lessons for improving use strategies and market chains of minor crops

Traditional farming systems and conservation of local cultivars and associated indigenous knowledge are under threat and growing pressure resulting in genetic erosion of crop diversity. These systems are an essential component of sustainable crop production, household income and human nutrition f...


Munyi, P.Grum, M.Ndung'u-Skilton, J.Bioversity International[Framework for transforming best practices for landrace conservation to policies]Framework for transforming best practices for landrace conservation to policies

Imports of pesticides have long been subsidised for use in the cocoa agroforests of the humid forest zone of southern Cameroon. With the liberalisation of the cocoa and pesticides sectors and the devaluation of the local currency (CFA franc), farmers are facing fluctuations in the price paid for ...

Les pesticides ont e ́télongtemps subventionne ́s de l’importation aux applications dans les agroforeˆts cacaode la zone de foreˆt humide du Sud-Cameroun. Avec la libe ́ralisation des filie`rescacao et pesticides et lade ́valuation du franc CFA, les paysans font face aux fluctuations des prix d’...


Sonwa, D.J.Coulibaly, O.Adesina, A.A.Weise, S.F.Tchatat, M.[Integrated pest Management in cocoa agroforest in Southern Cameroon: constraints and overview]Integrated pest Management in cocoa agroforest in Southern Cameroon: constraints and overview

The Xishuangbanna cucumber variety (XC), Cucumis sativus var. xishuangbannanesis, has been cultivated, managed and used for many generations by ethnic people in Xishuangbanna Prefecture, South Yunnan, China. It has become a significant crop landrace in local communities. An ethnobotanical investi...


Yunhui, Y.Keyu, B.Jarvis, D.Chunlin, L.[Xishuangbanna cucumber landraces and associated traditional knowledge]Xishuangbanna cucumber landraces and associated traditional knowledge

Este libro presenta los resultados de un proyecto de investigación donde se evaluó la manera como los sistemas locales de semilla abastecen y mantienen los recursos genéticos de los cultivos importantes para los medios de vida de los agricultores en comunidades de escasos recursos ubicadas en la ...


Hermann, M.Amaya, K.Latournerie, L.Castiñeiras, L.[¿Cómo conservan los agricultores sus semillas en el trópico húmedo de Cuba, México y Perú? Experiencias de un proyecto de investigación en sistemas informales de semillas de chile, frijoles y maíz]¿Cómo conservan los agricultores sus semillas en el trópico húmedo de Cuba, México y Perú? Experiencias de un proyecto de investigación en sistemas informales de semillas de chile, frijoles y maíz

International Center for Tropical Agriculture[Integrated soil fertility management in the tropics: TSBF-CIAT's strategy and work plan, 2002-2005]Integrated soil fertility management in the tropics: TSBF-CIAT's strategy and work plan, 2002-2005

This paper is a joint submission by the Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) (the Alliance), and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), endorsed by: • EAT • Food and Land Use Coalition (FOLU) • Kenya Agricultural & Livestock R...


Hunter, Dannyde Souza Dias, BraulioBorelli, TeresaDeClerck, FabriceMeldrum, GenniferDemers, Nicole[Including food systems, biodiversity, nutrition and dietary health in the zero draft of the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework: a joint submission from the Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) (the Alliance), and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)]Including food systems, biodiversity, nutrition and dietary health in the zero draft of the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework: a joint submission from the Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) (the Alliance), and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

This report contains information on a field assessment of risks associated with climate variability in eastern Kenya. It also includes the compilations of climate related agricultural risks gathered from a Kamba radio dialogue with local communities of Eastern Kenya, aired from January to April 2...


Recha, John W.M.Kinyangi, JamesOmondi H[Climate Related Risks and Opportunities for Agricultural Adaptation in Semi-Arid Eastern Kenya.]Climate Related Risks and Opportunities for Agricultural Adaptation in Semi-Arid Eastern Kenya.

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