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1051) On-farm Conservation Approaches for Agricultural Biodiversity in Nepal
Agricultural biodiversity is the basis for agricultural research and development. This paper is based on the survey across the country along with the field implementation and action research on different conservation approaches over the years and locations. Management of agricultural biodiversity is...
Subject: Farming Systems
Regions: Asia
Publication year: 2019
1052) Safeguarding and using global banana diversity: a holistic approach
The CGIAR genebank International Musa Germplasm Transit Centre (ITC) currently holds 1617 banana accessions from 38 countries as an in vitro collection, backed-up by a cryopreserved collection to safeguard global Musa diversity in perpetuity. The ITC also serves as a vital safety backup and transit centre...
Subject: Crop diversity
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2020
1053) Diversity of Experiences - Understanding change in crop and seed diversity: A review of selected LinKS studies
The FAO LinKS project (Gender, Biodiversity and Local Knowledge Systems for Food Security in Southern Africa) objective was to improve rural people’s food security and promote the sustainable management of agro-biodiversity by encouraging institutions to recognize farmers’ knowledge in their programmes...
Subject: Seed system
Regions: Africa
Publication year: 2008
1054) Evolutionary Plant Breeding: A method to adopt crops to climate changes, increase on-farm biodiversity and support sustainable livelihoods
A production system that produces healthy food, sustainable ecosystems and livelihoods for small farmers is achievable through the use of biodiversity, but one major challenge is that farmers' access to genetic resources is very limited. Farmers need greater access to the genetic material in research...
Subject: Plant breeding techniques and approaches
Regions: Near East
Publication year: 2013
1055) Agricultural value chain finance innovations and lessons – Case studies in Africa. Second edition.
This publication makes an important contribution to the expanding literature on agricultural value chain financing approaches by providing an overview of innovations and best practices from across Sub-Saharan Africa through 22 case studies. The chosen cases are of varying length and complexity. The emphasis...
Subject: Farming Systems
Regions: Africa
Publication year: 2020