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1106) Investigation of Ireland’s farm biodiversity baseline begins
Habitat surveys will be carried out on about 8,000 farms, in a pilot scheme first phase of a comprehensive analysis of farm habitats and biodiversity, which will eventually provide a baseline on which to base future targeting of agri-environmental schemes and measures. The pilot stage of the Farm Environmental...
Subject: Crop diversity
Regions: Europe
Publication year: 2021
1107) Assessing the effectiveness of projects supporting on-farm conservation of native crops: evidence from the high Andes of South America
This paper presents an approach for assessing the effectiveness of projects aimed at creating incentives for smallholder farmers to continue maintaining crop diversity under evolution on their farms in relevant centers of genetic diversity—a process known as on-farm conservation. It is applied to five...
Subject: Crop diversity
Regions: Latin America and the Caribbean
Publication year: 2015
1108) Variety and on-farm seed management practices affect potato seed degeneration in the tropical highlands of Ecuador
Studies in the Andes have demonstrated that seed degeneration of potato occurred in experimental conditions, but was negligible in farmers' conditions. There are two hypotheses for this difference: (1) farmers cultivate resistant varieties, or (2) they use on-farm practices that can manage seed degeneration....
Subject: Plant breeding techniques and approaches; Seed system
Regions: Latin America and the Caribbean
Publication year: 2022
1109) Nigeria Brief 2018 - The African Seed Access Index
This country brief summarizes the key findings of The African Seed Access Index (TASAI) study conducted in 2018 to appraise the structure and economic performance of Nigeria’s seed sector. The study evaluates the enabling environment necessary to build a vibrant formal seed sector, focusing on four...
Subject: Seed system
Regions: Africa
Publication year: 2019
1110) Seed systems in Nepal are going digital
In Nepal, it takes at least a year to collate the demand and supply of a required type and quantity of seed. A new digital seed information system is likely to change that, as it will enable all value chain actors to access information on seed demand and supply in real time. The information system is...
Subject: Seed system
Regions: Asia
Publication year: 2020