Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations  

International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

Biodiversity and Plant Health – Diversity and genetic resources - BSV 2

BSV 2 project - The project focuses on the genetic selection of plant varieties of interest in terms of nutrition and for the diversification of agrobiodiversity in the Indian Ocean. It also promotes endemic plants in Reunion Island, studies their genetic resistance to disease, and encourages the use of these plants for the restoration of degraded habitats and for urban and peri-urban developments. Implementation period: from July 2015 to June 2021
ThemeTechnical Resources
SubjectCrop diversity
PublisherCIRAD
Publication year2021
RegionsAfrica; Asia; Europe
LanguagesEnglish
Resource typeDatabases/websites
Resource linkhttps://www.cirad.fr/en/worldwide/cirad-worldwide/projects/bsv-2-project
KeywordsAgricultural biodiversity; Best practices approaches and techniques; Crop wild relatives, neglected and underutilized species; Plant breeding; Seed management