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
Borelli T.
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Hunter D.
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Beltrame, D.M.O.
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Wasike V.W.
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Samarasinghe G.
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Gezginç H.
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[The Biodiversity for Food and Nutrition Project [Box]]
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The Biodiversity for Food and Nutrition Project [Box]
Drawing on the lessons learned from the 3rd International Conference on Neglected and Underutilized Species (NUS) in September 2013 in Ghana and other recent initiatives, this policy brief highlights key roles of NUS in addressing five critical development challenges: conservation of agricultura...
Bioversity International
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Rudebjer, P.G.
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Meldrum, G.
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Padulosi, S.
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Hall, R.
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Hermanowicz, E.
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[Realizing the promise of neglected and underutilized species: Policy Brief]
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Realizing the promise of neglected and underutilized species: Policy Brief
Termote, C.
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[Using agricultural biodiversity to improve diet quality in Western Kenya]
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Using agricultural biodiversity to improve diet quality in Western Kenya
Borelli, Teresa
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Hunter, D.
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[Biodiversity for Food and Nutrition Initiative: Harnessing agricultural biodiversity to reduce hunger and malnutrition]
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Biodiversity for Food and Nutrition Initiative: Harnessing agricultural biodiversity to reduce hunger and malnutrition
One of the main challenges that farmers have in the context of climate change is its unpredictability. Farmers can no longer rely on the timing of seasons and the availability of rainfall to see them through the year. Using agricultural biodiversity in the fight against climate change is about re...
Bioversity International
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[What can agricultural biodiversity do in the fight against climate change?]
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What can agricultural biodiversity do in the fight against climate change?
The Biodiversity for Food and Nutrition Project—officially the Mainstreaming Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Use for Improved Human Nutrition and Well-being project, or BFN project, is a multi-country initiative with an ambitious goal to mainstream biodiversity conservation to improve n...
Hunter, D.
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Moura de Oliveira Beltrame, D.
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[A4HN Outcome Note]
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[Biodiversity for Food and Nutrition in Brazil]
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Biodiversity for Food and Nutrition in Brazil
This brief has been prepared by Bioversity International for delegates to the 2016 Global
Consultation on Farmers’ Rights. The brief aims to raise awareness among delegates and
Contracting Parties to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and
Agriculture (ITPGRFA) of the ...
Clancy, E.
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Vernooy, Ronnie
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[Realizing farmers’ rights through community-based agricultural biodiversity management]
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Realizing farmers’ rights through community-based agricultural biodiversity management
Traditional crops cultivated and consumed over generationsare important components of agrobiodiversity and support dietary diversity, productivity and livelihoods of marginalized populations in Nepal. This paper outlines the value of traditional nutrient dense crops to promote nutrition sensitive...
Gauchan, D.
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[Exploiting biodiversity of traditional crops for mainstreaming nutrition sensitive agriculture in Nepal]
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Exploiting biodiversity of traditional crops for mainstreaming nutrition sensitive agriculture in Nepal