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Home gardens are recognised in the literature for their contribution to food security, yet the process by which agrobiodiversity and household characteristics mediate this relationship is less well understood. This paper contributes to fill this research gap by drawing on a multi-site case study in the...
Subject: Farming Systems
Regions: Latin America and the Caribbean
Publication year: 2021
On 8-9 December 2017, the African Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) hosted a national seed dialogue and celebration. The purpose of the event was to celebrate the role of smallholder farmers in maintaining and nurturing seed and life in South Africa and regionally, as well as to facilitate discussion on...
Subject: Seed system
Regions: Africa
Publication year: 2017
On 18 December 2018, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the UN Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas (UNDROP). This Declaration calls for peasants to be not only mere ‘subjects of rights’. Instead, it recognises peasants and people in rural areas as...
Subject: Recognition schemes for farmers
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2020
The aim of this Global Strategy for the Conservation and Use of Apple Genetic Resources is to secure the long-term conservation and use of apple genetic resources. The strategy will serve as a framework to bring together stakeholders at all levels to build longterm support through greater awareness,...
Subject: Crop diversity
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2019
Leaflet - Building on the success of the International Year of Pulses (IYP) in 2016 implemented by FAO and recognising the potential of pulses to further achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) designated 10 February as World Pulses Day (WPD). This...
Subject: Crop diversity
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2023