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746) An inventory of crop wild relatives and wild-utilized plants in Canada
In the face of global pressures of change and biodiversity loss, crop wild relatives (CWR) and wild-utilized plants (WUS) urgently require conservation attention. To advance conservation, the authors assembled a national inventory of CWR and WUS in Canada. To assess current ex situ conservation, they...
Subject: Crop wild relatives, neglected and underutilized species
Regions: North America
Publication year: 2022
747) Good Seed Initiative - a strategy for CABI-led work on seed systems in Sub-saharan Africa and South Asia, 2014-2019
This document outlines CABI’s strategy for its work to strengthen seed systems in sub‐Saharan Africa and South Asia over the five year period 2014 to 2019. The strategy builds on CABI’s experience of supporting farmer‐led, quality seed systems in Africa and Asia since 2002. It also aims to exploit...
Subject: Seed system
Regions: Asia; Africa
Publication year: 2014
748) Andean lost grains in Bolivia and Peru
In Bolivia and Peru, traditional grains such as quinoa, amaranth, and cañihua, which are highly nutritious and have been cultivated for thousands of years in the high altitude plains, are being displaced by global cereal crops such as wheat and maize. Lack of improved varieties, arduous cultivation...
Subject: Crop wild relatives, neglected and underutilized species
Regions: Latin America and the Caribbean
Publication year: 2015
749) Mainstreaming agrobiodiversity in sustainable food systems: Scientific foundations for an agrobiodiversity index – Summary
Summary of the book “Mainstreaming agrobiodiversity in sustainable food systems: Scientific foundations for an agrobiodiversity index” – The book summarizes the most recent evidence on how to use agrobiodiversity to provide nutritious foods through harnessing natural processes. The book focuses...
Subject: Seed system
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2016
750) A Global Strategy for the Conservation and Use of the Capsicum genetic resources
This document aims to provide a framework for the efficient and effective conservation of genetic resources of Capsicum crops.
Subject: Crop diversity
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2022