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981) Management of Crop Diversity: Key Practices for DRR Implementers
This technical brief explores the management of crop diversity by small-scale farmers in southern Africa. Its objective is to guide DRR practitioners through some basic principles to plan and implement agriculture and food security interventions that make farmers more resilient to natural hazards by...
Subject: Crop diversity
Regions: Africa
Publication year: 2014
982) A scoping review of interventions for crop postharvest loss reduction in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia
Reducing post-harvest losses of food crops is a critical component of sustainably increasing agricultural productivity. In this study, post-harvest losses reduction interventions for 22 crops across 57 countries in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia from the 1970s to 2019 were systematically reviewed....
Subject: Farming Systems
Regions: Africa; Asia
Publication year: 2020
983) Course - Plant Genetic Resources and Resilient Seed Systems for Sustainable Food Security
The training programme"Plant Genetic Resources and Resilient Seed Systems for Sustainable Food Security" is designed for research, education and/or development professionals with an interest in agriculture, agrobiodiversity, seeds and food security. The training will strengthen professional activities...
Subject: Training, Capacity Development
Regions: Global
Publication year: N/A
984) Restoring the past for a brighter future: Recovering and improving traditional seeds in Safo, Mali
Five years ago in Mali, the NGO CAB Dèmèso, with support from USC Canada, launched a participatory research process that helps farmers select new varieties after testing growing them with their production methods on their own plots. The new varieties include both local seeds and seeds produced through...
Subject: Farming Systems
Regions: Africa
Publication year: 2018
985) Mountain farming systems – Seeds for the future. Sustainable agricultural practices for resilient mountain livelihoods.
This publication presents a collection of case studies by Mountain Partnership (MP) members from around the world, highlighting experiences of agroecological mountain farming systems. The MP is fully committed to promoting actions that can improve the resilience of mountain people and environments. In...
Subject: Farming Systems
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2021