Este documento resume los resultados del trabajo en grupo y la discusión en plenaria de la sesión 4 (Marcos Regulatorios para el Fomento de Cadenas de Valor Sostenibles e Inclusivas) del Taller Regional de Intercambio de la Alianza de Aprendizaje Regional, realizado en junio de 2010. Particularme...
Alianzas de Aprendizaje
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[Sesión 4: Marcos Regulatorios para el Fomento de Cadenas de Valor Incluyentes y Sostenibles]
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Sesión 4: Marcos Regulatorios para el Fomento de Cadenas de Valor Incluyentes y Sostenibles
The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (the Treaty) is the first legally binding international agreement that explicitly recognizes farmers' rights. The normative content of the Treaty's Article 9 on farmers' rights is relatively open-ended. It sets the scene...
Halewood, Michael
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Deupmann, P.
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Sthapit, B.R.
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Vernooy, Ronnie
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Ceccarelli, S.
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[Participatory plant breeding to promote Farmers' Rights: October 2007]
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Participatory plant breeding to promote Farmers' Rights: October 2007
International Water Management Institute
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[Strengthening participatory irrigation management in Tajikistan]
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Strengthening participatory irrigation management in Tajikistan
On-farm (in situ) conservation of cultivated plants refers to the management of landraces/cultivars and the occasionally cultivated wild relatives (as in the case of fruit species like mango) in the very place where they developed their present-day characteristics. Fruit tree varieties and relate...
Sthapit, B.
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Lamers, H.
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Reddy, M.B.C.
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Idris, S.
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Somsri, S.
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Sutrisno Saad, N.
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Ramanatha Rao, V.
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[Empowering community and rural institutions for on-farm conservation and sustainable use of cultivated and wild tropical fruit diversity in Asia]
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Empowering community and rural institutions for on-farm conservation and sustainable use of cultivated and wild tropical fruit diversity in Asia
The Rwanda Climate Services for Agriculture project has sought to build capacity of the country’s national institutions to provide climate information tailored to the needs of the agriculture sector, deliver climate services to farmers across Rwanda’s 30 districts, and help them to effectively us...
Gumucio, Tatiana
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Hansen, James
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Rose, Alison
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[Access and use of weather and climate information by women and men farmers: Rwanda Climate Services for Agriculture qualitative evaluation preliminary findings]
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Access and use of weather and climate information by women and men farmers: Rwanda Climate Services for Agriculture qualitative evaluation preliminary findings
Beyond staple foods, agriculture needs a stronger focus on nutrient-dense foods (vegetables, fruits, legumes and animal source foods), suggesting the diversification of smallholder production, such as integrated farming systems. To understand the availability of agricultural biodiversity, working...
Keding, G.B.
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Ng'endo, M.
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[Diversifying local agriculture: Agricultural diversity on smallholder farms and in local markets in Western Kenya]
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Diversifying local agriculture: Agricultural diversity on smallholder farms and in local markets in Western Kenya
Bioversity International's 'Seeds for Needs' initiative works with farmers to research how agricultural biodiversity can help minimize the risks associated with climate change. The concept is simple – if farmers have better information and access to a wide range of varieties, they are more able t...
A set of factsheets about our Seeds for Needs Initiative in Ethiopia.
Bioversity International's 'Seeds for Needs' initiative works with farmers to research how agricultural biodiversity can help minimize the risks associated with climate change. The concept is simple – if farmers have better in...
Bioversity International
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[Strengthening the informal seed system through community seedbanks]
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Strengthening the informal seed system through community seedbanks
A set of factsheets about our Seeds for Needs Initiative in Ethiopia.
Bioversity International's 'Seeds for Needs' initiative works with farmers to research how agricultural biodiversity can help minimize the risks associated with climate change. The concept is simple – if farmers have better in...
A series of policy briefs bringing together the major results and policy recommendations of the Seeds for Needs project which started in 2009. The project was carried out in collaboration with the Institute of Biodiversity Conservation (IBC) in Ethiopia.
This project provides a unique framework f...
Gevel, Jeske van de
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Bioversity International
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Gellaw, A.
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Fadda, Carlo
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[Seeds for Needs: participatory variety selection]
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Seeds for Needs: participatory variety selection