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661) BSF project "Participatory conservation and sustainable use of local landraces to improve the livelihood and the resilience of farmers to climate change in Yemen"
Yemen is facing an unprecedented food crisis and is one of the ten most food-insecure countries worldwide: over 60% of its population is affected, mainly due to drought and conflict. Biological diversity is threatened by several factors, including climatic changes and the prevailing conflict with its...
Subject: Farming Systems
Regions: Near East
Publication year: N/A
662) Structure and Genetic Diversity of Nine Important Landraces of Capsicum Species Cultivated in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
Mexico has a wealth of Capsicum species, which has led to the development of a large number of chili pepper landraces. A great wealth of Capsicum germplasm can be found in southern Mexico in the Yucatan Peninsula, an important area of diversification of Capsicum annuum. Specifically, in the western Yucatan...
Subject: Crop wild relatives, neglected and underutilized species
Regions: Latin America and the Caribbean
Publication year: 2019
663) Innovative methods for rice breeding - combining participatory plant breeding (PPB) with molecular marker techniques.
Final Technical report –This report is on a project which combined participatory plant breeding (PPB) with marker-assisted selection (MAS) to introduce quantitative trait loci (QTLs) for root growth and drought resistance in rice grown by farmers in Nepal and India.
Subject: Plant breeding techniques and approaches
Regions: Asia
Publication year: 2002
664) Improving resilience and agricultural biodiversity management in Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems in China
China is home to 11 of the 38 sites currently designated as part of Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS). The sites are valuable ecologically and economically, contributing to the food and livelihood security of local communities. This factsheet presents work conducted by Bioversity...
Subject: Traditional Knowledge
Regions: Asia
Publication year: 2018
665) Crop Diversification Analysis on Red Pepper Dominated Smallholder Farming System: Evidence from Northwest Ethiopia
Ethiopia is the homeland of various crops due to its diverse and suitable agro-ecological zones. As a result, smallholder farmers grow multiple crops on a small piece of land both for consumption and commercial purposes in different portions of Ethiopia, including the northwestern part of the country....
Subject: Farming Systems
Regions: Africa
Publication year: 2019