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726) The Potential of Payment for Ecosystem Services for Crop Wild Relative Conservation
Crop wild relatives (CWR) have proven to be very valuable in agricultural breeding programs but remain a relatively under-utilized and under-protected resource. CWR have provided resistance to pests and diseases, abiotic stress tolerance, quality improvements and yield increases with the annual contribution...
Subject: Crop wild relatives, neglected and underutilized species
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2020
727) Indigenous Seed Keepers Network
The mission of the Indigenous Seed Keepers Network is to nourish and assist the growing Seed Sovereignty Movement across Turtle Island ( North America). As a national network, they leverage resources and cultivate solidarity and communication within the matrix of regional grass-roots tribal seed sovereignty...
Subject: Crop diversity
Regions: North America
Publication year: 2019
728) World Vegetable Center Genebank morphological descriptors
The world vegetable center's genebank contains a diverse collection of crops, including tomato, pepper, eggplant, soybean, cowpea, Vigna beans, okra, amaranth, cucurbits, etc. These crops have been carefully conserved and characterized using a standardized set of descriptors. To make this information...
Subject: Grains/Cereals/Pulses/Root crops/Fruits
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2023
729) Global strategy for the conservation and use of Vanilla genetic resources
This strategy draws on a survey of 18 institutions that conserve accessions of Vanilla species. The survey results indicate that the current global system is not secure, efficient, or rational, with most collection holders identifying numerous gaps and vulnerabilities in key routine operations and facilities....
Subject: Crop diversity
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2021
730) Sharing the benefits of plant genetic diversity: the Benefit-sharing Fund
In the last century, parts of the world’s food crop diversity disappeared forever reducing coping strategies and resources needed to grow crops that are more resilient, more productive, and nutritious. Small-scale farmers, especially those most vulnerable to climate change and food insecurity, greatly...
Subject: Seed system
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2020