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806) Using Wild Relative Species to Deliver Climate-Smart Crops to Farmers in Drylands
The three-year project DIIVA-PR, short for “Dissemination of Interspecific ICARDA Varieties and Elites through Participatory Research,” allows ICARDA’s scientists to work directly with farmers in Morocco, Lebanon, Ethiopia, and Senegal, and to conduct experimental trials at field stations. Based...
Subject: Crop wild relatives, neglected and underutilized species
Regions: Africa; Near East
Publication year: 2018
807) Genetics and breeding for climate change in Orphan crops
Climate change is rapidly changing how we live, what we eat and produce, the crops we breed and the target traits. Previously underutilized orphan crops that are climate resilient are receiving much attention from the crops research community, as they are often the only crops left in the field after...
Subject: Plant breeding techniques and approaches
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2021
808) A Global Conservation Strategy for Cassava (Manihot esculenta) and Wild Manihot Species
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 cassava (Manihot esculenta) and Wild Manihot species.
Subject: Crop diversity
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2010
809) The joy of sharing seeds: organizing a successful seed fair
A seed fair is an activity to create awareness about and appreciate local crop diversity, exchange seed and related knowledge, and celebrate farmers’ efforts to conserve agrobiodiversity. It takes considerable time and effort to organize a seed fair. This brief graphically presents the steps involved...
Subject: Seed system
Regions: Asia
Publication year: 2019
810) Community seed banks: Farmers' platform for crop conservation and improvement
This article presents the pilot community seed banks in Mutale and Joe Gcabi Municipalities, South Africa, to guide the development of a national plan aimed to reverse the trend of biodiversity loss.
Subject: Farming Systems
Regions: Africa
Publication year: 2016