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826) In situ Conservation of Crop Wild Relatives in Southern Africa
In this video Dr Ehsan Dulloo, Component leader of the Effective genetic resources conservation and use research initiative at Bioversity International, talks about several years' work of research on crop wild relatives. Crop wild relatives are wild plant species that are genetically related to cultivated...
Subject: Crop wild relatives, neglected and underutilized species
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2016
827) South Africa implements a national strategy to support community seed banks
South Africa’s Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, with technical assistance from Bioversity International provided under the CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets, has begun to support community seed banks. The objective is to help local smallholder communities...
Subject: Farming Systems
Regions: Africa
Publication year: 2016
828) GreenPass puts germplasm distribution in the fast lane
Gene banks play a fundamental role in the dissemination of seeds and other plant material to researchers, governments, farmers, among others. In order to do so, they have to guarantee that only clean and healthy material is distributed. This article presents a new quality assurance system: the GreenPass....
Subject: Seed system
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2020
829) Agrobiodiversity - a training manual for farmer groups in East Africa
This manual aims to introduce the concept of agricultural biodiversity, and its relevance to different aspects of agricultural production and farm management for smallholder farmers in East Africa. It includes eight different training modules, each covering a specific aspect related to agrobiodiversity....
Subject: Crop diversity
Regions: Africa
Publication year: 2018
830) Predictive Characterization of Crop Wild Relatives and Landraces: Technical Guidelines Version 1
Predictive characterization methods use ecogeographical and climatic data derived from the specific location of a collecting or observation site, to predict characteristics of accessions and populations that can inform conservation and use options. The predictive characterization methods presented in...
Subject: Crop wild relatives, neglected and underutilized species
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2014