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531) The seed guardians of Peru trying to save the potato
From potatoes to quinoa, many of our favourite foods are at risk from threats like climate change and disease. The "seed guardians" of Potato Park in the Andes are hoping to change that. The potatoes that grow in the Andes of South America are far more than a starchy staple of the local diet. They are...
Subject: Crop diversity; Grains/Cereals/Pulses/Root crops/Fruits
Regions: Latin America and the Caribbean
Publication year: 2023
532) SEEDS TOOLKIT Module 2: Seed processing: principles, equipment and practice
Seeds coming from the field after harvest usually contain undesirable materials which must be removed during processing to obtain clean seed suitable for planting. Seed enterprises often acquire specialized equipment for processing their seed,and they need technical guidance on the effective use and...
Subject: Seed system
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2018
533) Breadfruit - Costa Rica
Traveling through Costa Rica’s mountainous interior with Paul Zink, the intrepid Johnny Appleseed of Breadfruit. Long considered “poor people’s food,” breadfruit has recently undergone a culinary renaissance, one that has turned the fruit into a new source of income for home farmers and a key...
Subject: Crop wild relatives, neglected and underutilized species
Regions: Latin America and the Caribbean
Publication year: 2021
534) Adapting Agriculture to Climate Change: A Global Initiative to Collect, Conserve, and Use Crop Wild Relatives
The main objective of the “Adapting Agriculture to Climate Change” project is to collect and protect the genetic diversity of a portfolio of plants with the characteristics required for adapting the world's most important food crops to climate change. The initiative also aims to make available this...
Subject: Crop diversity
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2019
535) Seed-Related Assistance During COVID-19 Response: Webinar Q&A
On 5 May 2020, SCALE partnered with technical experts for a discussion on Seed-Related Assistance in Fragile Contexts: Lessons for COVID-19 Response. As a resource for those in the seed sector community to use, the SCALE team has put together this document with questions from the webinar, which the panelists...
Subject: Training, Capacity Development
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2020