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Smale, M.Koo, B.[Introduction: a taxonomy of genebank value: December 2003, Brief 7]Introduction: a taxonomy of genebank value: December 2003, Brief 7

The aim of this paper is to put the vision of future task sharing among genebanks and other germplasm collection holders in Europe into the context of its possible implementation process. The paper aims at raising awareness and encouraging further debate about the technical and policy issues asso...


European Cooperative Programme for Plant Genetic ResourcesBioversity International[A strategic framework for the Implementation of a European Genebank Integrated System (AEGIS): A policy guide]A strategic framework for the Implementation of a European Genebank Integrated System (AEGIS): A policy guide

A community seed bank is a locally governed and managed, mostly informal institution whose core function is to maintain seeds for local use, strengthen local seed systems and support on-farm agrobiodiversity conservation. The objective of this study was to explore, from a farmer’s perspective, if...


Porcuna Ferrer, A.[Do community seed banks contribute to socio-ecological resilience? The case of the Sierra de los Cuchumatanes, Guatemala]Do community seed banks contribute to socio-ecological resilience? The case of the Sierra de los Cuchumatanes, Guatemala

A promising start has been made: the two new community seedbanks of Gumbu and Sterkspruit and complementary technical support provided by the government will allow farmers to improve seed conservation technologies, increase access to crop diversity, apply crop improvement practices and explore se...


Tjikana T.T.Dibiloane, A.Maluleke, N.Moila, P.Phora, G.Sthapit, B.R.Vernooy, Ronnie[Sharing diversity: establishing and supporting community seedbanks in South Africa (pilot phase 2013-2015)]Sharing diversity: establishing and supporting community seedbanks in South Africa (pilot phase 2013-2015)

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...


Bioversity International[The Seeds for Needs Initiative in Ethiopia: integrating farmer and scientist knowledge]The Seeds for Needs Initiative in Ethiopia: integrating farmer and scientist knowledge

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[Strengthening the informal seed system through community seedbanks]Strengthening the informal seed system through community seedbanks

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 mor...


Bioversity International[The crowdsourcing approach]The crowdsourcing approach

The focus of the work was on the needs and concerns of the indigenous communities and their farmers. The emphasis was on creating an environment in which farmers could identify what they felt would be most useful to meet the challenges they faced, knowing that their own traditional knowledge and ...


Platform for Agrobiodiversity Research[Farmers and genebanks: creating alliances to help rural communities cope with climate change]Farmers and genebanks: creating alliances to help rural communities cope with climate change

As climate change continues to drastically affect food security around the world, many farmers are in need of new crops and crop varieties that can be grown in the changed environment of their farms. Adaptation options to climate change already exist in genebanks and other farmers’ fields in the ...


Gevel, Jeske van deGellaw AFadda, Carlo[Seeds for needs: adaptation to climate change - Innovative tools to match seeds to the needs of women farmers in Ethiopia]Seeds for needs: adaptation to climate change - Innovative tools to match seeds to the needs of women farmers in Ethiopia

This study presents and overview of the projects that have been funded by or proposed to the Benefit-sharing Fund (BSF) under the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPRFA). In particular, the study focusses on the technology transfer, capacity building and ...


Galluzzi, G.López Noriega, I.Halewood, MichaelBioversity International[Non-monetary benefit sharing mechanisms within the projects funded by the Benefit Sharing Fund: Second meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group to Enhance the Functioning of the Multilateral System of Access and Benefit-sharing. Geneva (Switzerland) 9-11 Dec 2014]Non-monetary benefit sharing mechanisms within the projects funded by the Benefit Sharing Fund: Second meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group to Enhance the Functioning of the Multilateral System of Access and Benefit-sharing. Geneva (Switzerland) 9-11 Dec 2014

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