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566) Participatory Research (PR) at CIP with Potato Farming Systems in the Andes: Evolution and Prospects
Spanning nearly 40 years, Participatory Research (PR) at the International Potato Center (CIP) covered most major areas of agricultural research, including new seed and storage technologies, integrated management of pests and diseases, plant breeding, in situ conservation of genetic resources, and value...
Subject: Plant breeding techniques and approaches
Regions: Latin America and the Caribbean
Publication year: 2020
567) Association for Plant Breeding for the Benefit of Society (APBREBES)
This is a website that advocates for plant breeding for the benefit of society, the full implementation of farmers’ rights to plant genetic resources and the promotion of agricultural biodiversity.
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Publication year: 2009
568) Guardians of native potatoes join forces in Central Peru
Indigenous farmers from highland communities have founded the "Asociación de Guardianes de Papa Nativa del Centro de Perú" (AGUAPAN), or Native Potato Guardians’ Association of Central Peru, which will contribute to the economic and social well-being of the region’s smallholders while strengthening...
Subject: Recognition schemes for farmers
Regions: Latin America and the Caribbean
Publication year: N/A
569) Germany supports Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in rebuilding seed systems in Southern Africa after Cyclone Idai
When Cyclones Idai and Kenneth made landfall in Southern Africa in March and April of 2019, heavy rains, floods and landslides affected over 3.8 million people and destroyed nearly 800 000 ha of standing crops in Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. Farmers lost local seed reserves and crops that were ready...
Subject: Seed system
Regions: Africa
Publication year: 2020
570) Plant Variety Protection in Practice in Vietnam: The Pains in the Gains Achieved
The report published by SEARICE, APBREBES and Fastenopfer analyses the factors which led to Vietnam’s agricultural development in the last few decades. The main finding of the research is simple: “While plant breeding is necessary, agricultural development must be detached from the notion that a...
Subject: Crop diversity; Seed system
Regions: Asia
Publication year: 2021