576) Orphan crops: their importance and the urgency of improvement

Food security is the main challenge in the developing world, particularly in the least developed countries. Orphan crops play a vital role in the food security and livelihood of resource-poor farmers and consumers in these countries. Despite their huge importance for present and future agriculture, orphan...

Subject: Crop wild relatives, neglected and underutilized species

Regions: Global

Publication year: 2019

577) Against the odds: Network and institutional pathways enabling agricultural diversification

Farming systems that support locally diverse agricultural production and high levels of biodiversity are in rapid decline, despite evidence of their benefits for climate, environmental health, and food security. Yet, agricultural policies, financial incentives, and market concentration increasingly constrain...

Subject: Farming Systems

Regions: Global

Publication year: 2023

578) Tricot - video 7: Analyze the data in your tricot project

(video 7 of 7) This video shows how to analyze the data in your project, and to prepare the feedback of information to the participating farmers. The triadic comparisons of technologies or 'tricot' methodology has been designed by Bioversity International with the aim of reaching a large number of farmers...

Subject: Plant breeding techniques and approaches

Regions: Global

Publication year: 2016

579) Crop Science special issue: Adapting agriculture to climate change: A walk on the wild side

Plant domestication and crop improvement have resulted in reduced genetic diversity in most of our cultivated crops, thus limiting their potential to adapt to future challenges. Crop wild relatives (CWR) and landraces are a potentially valuable source of these alleles. This special issue presents a series...

Subject: Crop wild relatives, neglected and underutilized species

Regions: Global

Publication year: 2020

580) Podcast - Vanilla makes resistance #6 - Making biodiversity live

Subject: Crop diversity

Regions: Africa

Publication year: 2022