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551) The contribution of the CIAT genebank to the development of iron-biofortified bean varieties and well-being of farm households in Rwanda
Genebanks play an essential role in a world where agricultural biodiversity has been lost from farming habitats, malnutrition persists as global population continues to rise, and farm productivity is vulnerable to climate change. The authors demonstrate the importance of the genebank of the International...
Subject: Seed system
Regions: Africa
Publication year: 2020
552) Orphan crops for sustainable food and nutrition security: Promoting neglected and underutilized species
Orphan Crops for Sustainable Food and Nutrition Security discusses the issues, challenges, needs and opportunities related to the promotion of orphan crops, known also as neglected and underutilized species (NUS).The book is structured into six parts, covering the following themes: introduction to NUS,...
Subject: Crop wild relatives, neglected and underutilized species
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2021
553) North American Crop Wild Relatives, Volume 2
This book is a valuable reference that describes the important crop wild relatives and wild utilized species found in Canada, the United States and Mexico. The book highlights efforts taken by these countries to conserve and use wild resources and provides essential information on best practices for...
Subject: Crop wild relatives, neglected and underutilized species
Regions: North America; Latin America and the Caribbean
Publication year: 2019
554) A crop wild relative inventory for Southern Africa: a first step in linking conservation and use of valuable wild populations for enhancing food security
Successful conservation strategies require that taxa are prioritized because resources for planning and implementation are always limited. This study created a partial checklist of crop wild relatives (CWR) that occur in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region and identified the taxa...
Subject: Crop wild relatives, neglected and underutilized species
Regions: Africa
Publication year: 2019
555) Misappropriation of Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge: Challenges Posed by Intellectual Property and Genetic Sequence Information
Improper acquisition of genetic resources (GRs) and associated traditional knowledge (TK) without prior informed consent and on mutually agreed terms, in accordance with national laws of the country providing the GR and associated TK, as well as without any fair and equitable sharing of the benefits...
Subject: Traditional Knowledge
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2021