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591) Proceedings of the stakeholder workshop Fonio in Mali: Challenges and opportunities for value chain development
Fonio (Digitaria exilis) is a native, underutilized crop, well adapted to the arid conditions of the Sahel. lt has a very short growth cycle and can produce on poor soils. At the same time, it produces a seed of high nutritional quality with a taste that is well appreciated by consumers. For these reasons,...
Subject: Training, Capacity Development
Regions: Africa
Publication year: 2018
592) Seed Tracker: How one app can enhance seed systems for many crops
One of the biggest barriers to boosting cassava production in Africa lies within the seed production value chain, which is severely fragmented. There aren’t many professional seed producers in vegetatively propagated crops such as cassava, and seed regulatory agencies often lack sufficient capacity...
Subject: Seed system
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2019
593) Surveying the use of neglected and underutilized food-plant species in Africa. Case of Nyando, Western Kenya
For centuries, neglected and under-utilized species (NUS) have been grown for their food, fiber, fodder, oil, and medicinal properties. Sometimes known as forgotten foods, they include cultivated, semi-domesticated and wild species and traditional varieties. Their roles have been increasingly undervalued,...
Subject: Crop wild relatives, neglected and underutilized species
Regions: Africa
Publication year: 2022
594) Plant Biodiversity and Genetic Resources Matter!
Plant biodiversity is the foundation of our present-day food supply (including functional food and medicine) and offers humankind multiple other benefits in terms of ecosystem functions and resilience to climate change, as well as other perturbations. This article reviews 32 papers covering a wide array...
Subject: Crop diversity
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2020
595) A Global Strategy for the ex situ Conservation and Use of Barley Germplasm
This document, developed with the input of a large number of experts, aims to provide a framework for the efficient and effective ex situ conservation of globally important collections of barley
Subject: Crop diversity
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2008