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1271) Local knowledge as a tool for prospecting wild food plants: experiences in northeastern Brazil
This study aims to provide a simple framework to identify wild food plants with potential for popularization based on local knowledge and perception. To this end, the authors also characterized the distribution of this knowledge in the socio-ecological system. The results indicate that there is a high...
Subject: Traditional Knowledge
Regions: Latin America and the Caribbean
Publication year: 2021
1272) Ethnobotanical knowledge of home garden plant species and its effect on home garden plant diversity in Thies region of Senegal
Home gardens are the first source of immediate contact between people and plants since the gardens are within homesteads. The objective of this study is to evaluate the ethnobotanical knowledge associated to home garden plants and its effect on plant diversity conservation in home gardens. The results...
Subject: Traditional Knowledge
Regions: Africa
Publication year: 2020
1273) Documentation and on farm conservation of neglected and underutilized plant species in Lamjung district, Nepal
Neglected and underutilized species (NUS) are proven superfoods, but still many of those species are not mainstreamed in our food system. In this regard, research was carried out to explore diversity and identify prioritized species, explore use-values, and identify the role of a socio-demographic factor...
Subject: Crop wild relatives, neglected and underutilized species
Regions: Asia
Publication year: 2021
1274) CAPFITOGEN - Programme to strengthen national Plant Genetic Resource Capacities in Latin America, Version 1.2
This program is focused on the development of appropriate technologies for countries which are extremely agrobiodiverse but have limited economic resources. Its function is to develop and transfer technology and provide the appropriate training for technical personnel from those Latin American countries...
Subject: Crop diversity
Regions: Latin America and the Caribbean
Publication year: 2014
1275) Farm seed opportunities : a project to promote landrace use and renew biodiversity
Farm Seed Opportunities (FSO), a specific targeted research project in the FP6 European programme (2007-2009), was conceived to support the implementation of seed regulations on conservation varieties (directive 98/95/EC and new directive 2008/62/EC for agricultural species). For this purpose, FSO has...
Subject: Crop diversity
Regions: Europe
Publication year: 2019