856) Evaluation of the Benefit-sharing Fund second project cycle - International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

This report outlines the main findings, conclusions and recommendations of the independent evaluation of the second project cycle of the Benefit-sharing Fund (BSF II) of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA). The evaluation focused on the 19 concluded...

Subject: Crop diversity

Regions: Global

Publication year: 2017

857) The Crop Genebank Knowledge Base (CGKB)

The Crop Genebank Knowledge Base is an initiative of the System-wide Genetic Resources Programme (SGRP) of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). Its main goal is to contribute to more efficient and effective ex situ conservation and use of crop genetic resources through...

Subject: Seed system

Regions: Global

Publication year: N/A

858) Traditional seeds and biodiversity: What legal regulation(s)? The Colombian case

Subject: Seed system; Traditional Knowledge

Regions: Latin America and the Caribbean

Publication year: 2019

859) Nepali community seedbanks join forces to conserve agrobiodiversity

Nepal is utilising community-based approaches to manage agricultural biodiversity by establishing and using community seedbanks managed by local farming families and communities. The institutions' core function is to maintain and supply quality seeds and planting material for local use, but they can...

Subject: Farming Systems

Regions: Asia

Publication year: 2020

860) Community seed banks Junior Farmer Field and Life School – Facilitator’s guide

The aim of this module is to provide Junior Farmer Field and Life Schools (JFFLS) facilitators with information in order to be able to discuss the topic of community seed banks, in particular its importance regarding seed and food security, agro-biodiversity and sustainable agriculture. Through a series...

Subject: Farming Systems

Regions: Global

Publication year: 2014