This annual report and programme highlights presents highlights of ILCA's work in 1992 under the seven programme themes in the medium-term plan for 1994-1998. The highlight for the theme mixed crop-livestock systems focuses on ILCA's work on nutrient cycling in mixed crop-livestock systems in the...
Discusses issues for animal production in a developing economy context with particular reference to sub-Saharan Africa including emergent issues, economic policy issues, and research policy issues. Eamines role of livestock, performance and constraints. Highlights international and national agric...
Anteneh, A.
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[Issues for animal production in developing economies: The case of sub-Saharan Africa]
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Issues for animal production in developing economies: The case of sub-Saharan Africa
This paper explores the potential for future economic impacts to arise from the current and future research activities of international agricultural research centres. Special attention is given to the livestock-related research conducted by ILCA. Unfortunately a method for quantifying potential e...
This report summarizes the presentations and discussions of a diverse group of 20 researchers from academic institutions in China involved in national and international policy and law development related to agricultural biodiversity. Based on three field project experiences, the current instituti...
Vernooy, Ronnie
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Zhang Zongwen
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Song Yiching
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Bioversity International
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[Policies of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture: China and the world: Report of a workshop, 1 December 2011, Beijing, China]
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Policies of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture: China and the world: Report of a workshop, 1 December 2011, Beijing, China
When crops that could contribute to better food, health and income are abandoned by communities, marginalized by mainstream agriculture, ignored by research and absent from consumers’ diets, the entire world loses. These traditional crops are usually referred to as Neglected and Underutilized Spe...
Baena, M.
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Galluzzi, G.
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Padulosi, S.
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[Improving community livelihoods by recovering and developing their traditional crops]
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Improving community livelihoods by recovering and developing their traditional crops
This paper analyses the differences of access to productive resources within the household of southern Mali. Information was collected through separate group discussions with older men, younger men, and women from six villages. This information was complemented with a formal survey of 96 househol...
Groote, H.D.
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N'golo Coulibaly, N.
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[Gender and generation: an intra-household analysis on access to resources in southern Mali]
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Gender and generation: an intra-household analysis on access to resources in southern Mali
The project “Strengthening national capacities to implement the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture” brings together partners from eight countries: Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Guatemala, Nepal, Rwanda and Uganda; and other organizations. T...
Vernooy, Ronnie
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Halewood, Michael
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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 research planning and training workshop, 2-4 May 2012]
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Strengthening national capacities to implement the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture: Report of the research planning and training workshop, 2-4 May 2012
This publication is intended to assist countries in strengthening the coordination and planning functions of national programmes for PGRFA and adjusting existing programmes to a continuously changing environment. Building upon the recommendations of the Global Plan of Action, and the findings of ...
Spillane, C.
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Engels, J.
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Fassil, H.
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Withers, L.
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Cooper, D.
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International Plant Genetic Resources Institute
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[Strengthening national programmes for plant genetic resources for food and agriculture: planning and coordination]
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Strengthening national programmes for plant genetic resources for food and agriculture: planning and coordination
Technical guidelines are targeted to practical forest managers and provide summarized information on the biology and ecology of tree species, distribution ranges, importance and use, genetic knowledge, threats to genetic diversity and recommendations for long-term genetic conservation. For the fu...
Technical guidelines are targeted to practical forest managers and provide summarized information on the biology and ecology of tree species, distribution ranges, importance and use, genetic knowledge, threats to genetic diversity and recommendations for long-term genetic conservation. For the fu...